| Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik. |
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| Family : MALVACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Abutilon |
| Basionym : Sida mauritiana Jacq. |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Sida mauritiana Jacq. (1781) |
| Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik. var. mauritianum |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Pavonia patens (Andrews) Chiov. |
| =Sida patens Andrews (1809) |
| =*Abutilon indicum auct. |
| =Abutilon indicum var. microphyllum Hochr. |
| =Abutilon longipes Mattei (1909) |
| =Abutilon indicum var. wittei Hochr. |
| =Abutilon indicum var. welwitschii Baker f. (1893) |
| =Pavonia leptoclada Ulbr. (1913) |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik. var. mauritianum |
| Abutilon mauritianum var. epilosum Verdc. (2009) |
| Abutilon mauritianum var. cabrae (De Wild. & T. Durand) Verdc. |
| Abutilon mauritianum var. brevicalyx Verdc. (2009) |
| Abutilon mauritianum var. grandiflorum Verdc. (2009) |
| Abutilon mauritianum subsp. zanzibaricum (Mast.) Verdc. (2009) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Shrubby herb or softly woody shrub 0,5-2(-3,5) m tall, usually much-branched; stems stoutish, tough when young, ultimately woody; sometimes annual. |
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| Ecology : |
Riverine forest; river-banks; also ruderal: roadsides, etc.; open woodland on a variety of soils; very common in red soils at forest edges and on the coast in bushland on coral (Kenya); rice-fields (Nigeria); 1-2300 m alt. |
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S. Africa; Mauritius. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
biology:annual (occ. perennial)-Shrub- Ht 1.21 - 1.82 m. Alt 275 - 730 m. Distribution: BOT, KN, LP, MP |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Exell, A. & Wild, H. (1961). Flora Zambesiaca: Mozambique, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Bechuanaland Protectorate. London Kew 1[2]: 493-494
- Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Malvaceae : 133 (2009).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°82009 |
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