Abutilon hirtum
Abutilon hirtum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Malvales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Malveae
Genus: Abutilon
Sectio: A. sect. Abutilon
Series: Abutilon ser. Axilliflorae
Species: Abutilon hirtum
Varietates: A. h. var. heterotrichum – A. h. var. hirtum

Name edit

Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 53 (1826).

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Sida hirta Lam., Encycl. 1: 7 (1783).
  • Homotypic
    • Abutilon indicum var. hirtum (Lam.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 78 (1859).
    • Abutilon graveolens var. hirtum (Lam.) Mast. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 327 (1874), nom. superfl.
  • Heterotypic
    • Abutilon hirtum var. yuanmouense K.M.Feng, Fl. Yunnanica 2: 204 (1979).


Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: West Tropical Africa
      • Nigeria, Niger.
    • Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire.
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Northern Provinces.
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Iran, Palestine.
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central.
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Taiwan (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Thailand, Vietnam.
  • Continental: Pacific (introduced)
    • Regional: Southwestern Pacific
      • New Caledonia.
    • Regional: South-Central Pacific
      • Marquesas.
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida (introduced).
  • Continental: Southern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Central America
      • Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Islands, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Venezuela.
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Colombia, Peru.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

مصرى: برگ‌نمدی
العربية: أبو طيلون أشعث
English: Florida Keys Indian mallow
മലയാളം: ഊരകം
ไทย: ครอบจักรวาล
中文: 毛莔, 巴巴花
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