Pavonia urens
Also known as: Malache bojeri (Baker) Kuntze +18 more
- Malache bojeri (Baker) Kuntze
- Malache schimperiana var. obtusiloba Hiern
- Malache urens (Cav.) Kuntze
- Pavonia bojeri Baker
- Pavonia neumannii Ulbr.
- Pavonia ruwenzoriensis De Wild.
- Pavonia ruwenzoriensis DeWild.
- Pavonia schimperiana var. hirsuta Hochst. ex Ulbr.
- Pavonia schimperiana var. tomentosa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Ulbr.
- Pavonia tomentosa Hochst.
- Pavonia tomentosa Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Pavonia urens var. hirsuta (Hochst. ex Ulbr.) Brenan
- Pavonia urens var. lingua Hochr.
- Pavonia urens var. tomentosa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Brenan
- Pavonia urens var. variabilis (De Wild.) Hauman
- Pavonia variabilis De Wild.
- Pavonia variabilis DeWild.
- Urena hispida Bojer
- Urena hispida Bojer ex Baker
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Pavonia urens is a shrub belonging to the Malvaceae family. Found natively in Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Pavonia is notably large, comprising more than 250 species. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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)
Niger, Réunion
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms