Abutilon theophrasti

TaxID: 3631

Basic Information

Abutilon theophrasti

Abutilon-hemp, China Jute, China jute

Abutilon theophrasti, also known as velvetleaf, velvet plant, velvetweed and the Chinese jute is an annual plant in the family Malvaceae that is native to Central and East Asia. It is the type species of the genus Abutilon. Its specific epithet, theophrasti, commemorates the ancient Greek botanist-philosopher Theophrastus.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Malvales

Malvaceae

Abutilon

theophrasti

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Abutilon theophrasti
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(c) José María Escolano@BY-NC-SA
Abutilon theophrasti
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(c) Christian Gaisberger@BY-NC
Abutilon theophrasti
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(c) Thomas Wrbka@BY-NC
Abutilon theophrasti
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(c) Martin Jiroušek@BY-NC
Abutilon theophrasti
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(c) S. Queen@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Switzerland List of Invasive Alien Plants 2014
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Indonesia Absent —
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
Nicaragua Absent —
Peru Absent —

Distribution (70 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

70
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
Bangladesh Present —
Bulgaria Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (14 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
WAT238-12 - rbcLa 553 Canada 2012-08-16 43.3167, -81.75
WAT237-12 - rbcLa 553 Canada 2012-08-14 42.1723, -82.8173
WAT068-12 - rbcLa 553 Canada 2007-08-07 42.4406, -81.8842
SDH1404-14 - rbcLa 552 United States 2011-05-11 33.243, -117.425
ITSAJ4286-14 - ITS2 231 - - -
GBVY047-14 - rbcL 600 - - -
GBVH3762-11 - rbcL 678 - - -
GBVH3761-11 - matK 1518 - - -
GBVH3760-11 - rbcL 693 - - -
GBVH3759-11 - rbcL 1356 Portugal - 39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
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Literature