Wissadula amplissima
Big Yellow Velvetleaf
Also known as: Abutilon amplissimum (L.) Kuntze +14 more
- Abutilon amplissimum (L.) Kuntze
- Abutilon chapelieri Baill.
- Abutilon crinitum Klotzsch
- Abutilon laxiflorum Guill. & Perr.
- Abutilon polyandrum G.Don
- Abutilon polyanthon (Schltdl. ex Link) Sweet
- Sida amplissima L.
- Sida heterosperma Hochst. ex Mast.
- Sida laxiflora Steud.
- Sida pauciflora D.Dietr.
- Sida polyantha Schltdl. ex Link
- Sida sundensis Spreng.
- Sida tetracocca D.Dietr.
- Wissadula amplissima f. lobulata R.E.Fr.
- Wissadula amplissima var. amplissima
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Indigenous to Africa, North America, and South America, Wissadula amplissima (commonly known as Big Yellow Velvetleaf) is a shrub belonging to the Malvaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Macaronesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, India, Tuamotu