Abutilon theophrasti

Abutilon theophrasti
Abutilon theophrasti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abutilon
Species:
A. theophrasti
Binomial name
Abutilon theophrasti
Synonyms
List
    • Abutilon abutilon (L.) Huth
    • Abutilon avicennae Gaertn.
    • Abutilon avicennae var. genuina Regel
    • Abutilon avicennae f. genuina Skvortsov
    • Abutilon behrianum F.Muell.
    • Abutilon commune Oken
    • Abutilon pubescens Moench
    • Abutilon tiliifolium (Willd.) Sweet
    • Malva abutilon (L.) E.H.L.Krause
    • Sida abutilifolia Moench ex Steud.
    • Sida abutilon L.
    • Side abutila St.-Lag.
    • Sida tenax Salisb.
    • Sida tiliifolia Willd.

Abutilon theophrasti, also known as velvetleaf, velvet plant, velvetweed and the Chinese jute is an annual plant in the family Malvaceae that is native to southern Asia and it serves as a type species of the genus Abutilon. Its specific epithet, theophrasti, commemorates the ancient Greek botanist-philosopher Theophrastus.