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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