Abutilon theophrasti

Taxonavigation

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
Species: Abutilon theophrasti

Name

Abutilon theophrasti Medik., Malvenfam. 28 (1787).

Synonyms

Replaced synonym
- Sida abutilon L., Sp. Pl. 2: 685 (1753).
Homotypic
- Abutilon avicennae Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2(1): 251, t. 135, fig. 1 (1791), nom. illeg.
- Abutilon avicennae var. genuina Regel, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 4(4): 30 (1861), nom. inval.
- Side abutila St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon, 7: 135 (1880), orth. var.
- Abutilon abutilon (L.) Huth, Helios 11: 132 (1893). comb. inval.
- Abutilon abutilon (L.) Rusby, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club, 5: 222 (1894), comb. inval., comb. superfl.
- Malva abutilon (L.) E.H.L.Krause in Sturm, Fl. Deutschland, ed. 2, 6: 237 (1902).
- Abutilon avicennae f. genuina Skvortsov, Lingnan Sci. J. 6: 220 (1930), nom. inval.

Heterotypic
- Abutilon pubescens Moench, Methodus: 620 (1794).
- Sida tenax Salisb., Prod. 382 (1796).
- Sida tiliifolia Fisch., Cat. Hort. Gorenk. s.n. (1808), nom. inval.
  - Sida tiliifolia Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 722 (1809).
  - Sida tiliifolia Fisch. ex DC., Prodr. 1: 470 (1824), nom. superfl.
  - Abutilon tiliifolium (Willd.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. ed. I. 53 (1826).
  - Abutilon avicennae f. tiliifolium (Willd.) Regel, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 4(4): 30 (1861).
- Abutilon vesicarium Sweet, Hort. Brit. ed. I. 54 (1826).
- Sida abutilifolia Moench ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 773 (1821).
- Abutilon commune Oken, Allg. Naturgesch. 3(2): 1213 (1841).
- Abutilon behrianum F.Muell., Trans. Phil. Soc. Vict. 1: 13 (1855).
- Abutilon avicennae f. parviflorum Regel, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 4(4): 30 (1861).
- Abutilon avicennae var. chinense Skvortsov, Lingnan Sci. J. 6: 220 (1928).
  - Abutilon theophrasti var. chinense (Skvortsov) S.Y.Hu, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 153: 32 (1955).
- Abutilon avicennae f. nigrum Skvortsov, Lingnan Sci. J. 6: 220 (1928).
  - Abutilon theophrasti var. nigrum (Skvortsov) S.Y.Hu, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 153: 32 (1955).
- Abutilon avicennae var. cordatum Berliand, Kanatnik: 19 (1931).
- Abutilon avicennae var. rotundifolium Berliand, Kanatnik: 19 (1931).
- Abutilon avicennae var. aureum Berliand, Kanatnik: 19 (1931).
- Abutilon avicennae var. violaceum Berliand, Kanatnik: 19 (1931).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Finland.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, Central European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Malawi.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Irkutsk, West Siberia (introduced).
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Amur, Primorye (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (introduced).
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey (introduced).
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, China Southeast, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea (introduced), Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Thailand, Vietnam.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northwest.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba.

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

References

Primary references

Medikus, F.K. 1787. Ueber einige künstliche Geschlechter aus der Malven-Familie, denn der Klasse der Monadelphien. : Mit beigefügtem Urtheile über Linneische Geschlechter, und deren Klassifikation; über Herbarien und Terminologie; dann Empfehlung einer Sammlung von Fruchtgehäusen, und deren Saamen; vorzüglich einer genauen Zergliederung sämtlicher Fruktifikations-Theile jeder Pflanze. 158 pp., Neue Hof- und akademische Buchhandlung, Mannheim. MDZ Reference page.

Additional references

Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Abutilon theophrasti in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Abutilon theophrasti. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Abutilon theophrasti. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Abutilon theophrasti. Accessed: 15 Oct 2023.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Abutilon theophrasti in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 15.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Abutilon theophrasti in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Samtpappel
English: Velvet-leaf
suomi: Kelta-aulio
français: Abutilon d'Avicenne
עברית: אבוטילון תיאופרסט
hrvatski: Europski mračnjak
日本語: イチビ
한국어: 어저귀
svenska: Lindmalva
Türkçe: Sarıhatmi

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