Abutilon theophrasti | |
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Abutilon theophrasti | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Abutilon |
Species: | A. theophrasti
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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]