Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
Native toChina North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Common Name: China jute
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- herbaceous plant
- Parent taxon
Article
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 Central and East Asia. It is the type species of the genus Abutilon. Its specific epithet, theophrasti, commemorates the ancient Greek botanist-philosopher Theophrastus.
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