Abutilon guineense

Abutilon guineense is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae.[3] It has a broad distribution in Africa and has been introduced elsewhere.[2] It may comprise more than one species, with others yet undescribed. In China it occurs in Hainan, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[3]

Abutilon guineense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abutilon
Species:
A. guineense
Binomial name
Abutilon guineense
Synonyms[2]
  • Sida guineensis Schumach.
  • Abutilon agnesiae Borzí
  • Abutilon asperifolium Ulbr.
  • Abutilon blepharocarpum Mattei
  • Abutilon densevillosum Mattei
  • Abutilon indicum var. guineense (Schumach.) K.M.Feng
  • Abutilon indicum subsp. guineense (Schumach.) Borss.Waalk.
  • Abutilon taiwanense S.Y.Hu

Abutilon guineense was originally described by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher in 1829 as Sida guineensis. Two varieties are accepted:[2][3]

  • Abutilon guineense. var. guineense — calyx bell-shaped, petals approximately 18 mm (0.71 in) long, staminal column smooth
  • Abutilon guineense var. forrestii (S.Y.Hu) Y.Tang — calyx disk-shaped, petals 6 mm (0.24 in) long, staminal column stellate-hairy

References
  1. "Abutilon guineense". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  2. "Abutilon guineense". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  3. Ya Tang; Michael G. Gilbert; Laurence J. Dorr. "Abutilon guineense". Flora of China. 12. Retrieved 2018-11-06 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
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