Abutilon theophrasti

Abutilon theophrasti
Abutilon theophrasti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abutilon
Species:
A. theophrasti
Binomial name
Abutilon theophrasti

Abutilon theophrasti, also known as Velvetleaf, Velvet Plant, Velvetweed and the Chinese jute[1] 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.[citation needed] Its specific epithet, theophrasti, commemorates the ancient Greek botanist-philosopher Theophrastus.[2]

  1. ^ "velvetweed" in The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia (1953), New York: Viking.
  2. ^ De Ruff, Robert. "A short description of Abutilon theophrasti". Plants of Upper Newport Bay.

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