| Abutilon theophrasti | |
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| Abutilon theophrasti | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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]
- ^ "velvetweed" in The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia (1953), New York: Viking.
- ^ De Ruff, Robert. "A short description of Abutilon theophrasti". Plants of Upper Newport Bay.