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velvetleaf

Abutilon theophrasti

Abutilon theophrasti (velvetleaf, velvetweed, Chinese jute, China jute, buttonweed, butterprint, pie-marker, or Indian mallow) is an annual plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Asia. Its specific epithet theophrasti commemorates the ancient Greek botanist-philosopher Theophrastus.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

velvetleaf in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 14)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 14)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.30

velvetleaf in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Herbs and Trees, Volume 5

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Herbs and Trees, Volume 5

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.46

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60214.