Common name
English: Velvetleaf
German: Samtpappel
Mandarin: 苘麻 (qing ma)
Portuguese: Malvão
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Abutilon (4)
Epithet: theophrasti Medik. (1)
Synonyms: Abutilon avicennae Gaertn., Malva abutilon E.H.L. Krause, Sida abutilon L., Sida tiliifolia Fisch.
abutilon => mallow (Malva)-like
avicennae => in honor of Ibn Sina (Avicenna latinized name) (980–1037), Persian philosopher and physician
theophrasti => commemorates Theophrastus of Eresos (371-287 BC), an Greek philosopher and botanist – often referred to as 'Father of Botany'
tiliifolia => leaves resembling those of Tilia
Characteristics
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical, tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb, shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Abutilon theophrasti at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [929] Abutilon theophrasti - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [970] Abutilon theophrasti - Plants For A Future
- [1690] Abutilon theophrasti - Flora of China @ efloras.org