Abutilon guineense

Abutilon guineense is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae.^[3] It has a broad distribution in Africa and has been introduced elsewhere.^[2] It may comprise more than one species, with others yet undescribed. In China it occurs in Hainan, Sichuan, and Yunnan.^[3]

Abutilon guineense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Abutilon
Species:	A. guineense
Binomial name
Abutilon guineense (Schumach.) Baker f. & Exell,[1]
Synonyms[2]
Sida guineensis Schumach. Abutilon agnesiae Borzí Abutilon asperifolium Ulbr. Abutilon blepharocarpum Mattei Abutilon densevillosum Mattei Abutilon indicum var. guineense (Schumach.) K.M.Feng Abutilon indicum subsp. guineense (Schumach.) Borss.Waalk. Abutilon taiwanense S.Y.Hu

Abutilon guineense was originally described by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher in 1829 as Sida guineensis. Two varieties are accepted:^[2][3]

• Abutilon guineense. var. guineense — calyx bell-shaped, petals approximately 18 mm (0.71 in) long, staminal column smooth
• Abutilon guineense var. forrestii (S.Y.Hu) Y.Tang — calyx disk-shaped, petals 6 mm (0.24 in) long, staminal column stellate-hairy