Wissadula amplissima
(L.) R.E.Fries
Malvaceae
Some treatments refer the African specimens to Wissadula periplocifolia, which they take to be pantropical, others refer it to Wissadula amplissima or Wissadula hernandioides, and this is much a matter of personal opinion. Any differences between Wissadula amplissima, Wissadula hernandioides and Wissadula rostrata are small. It must be left to a future monographer of the genus to decide the issue[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
Abutilon amplissimum (L.) Kuntze
Abutilon hermamdioides (L'Her.) Sweet
Abutilon laxiflorum Guill. & Perr.
Abutilon mucronulatum (Gray ex Torr.) Gray
Abutilon polyandrum G. Don
Abutilon polyanthum (Schltdl. ex Link) Sweet
Sida amplissima L.
Sida hernandioides L'Hér.
Sida laxiflora (Guill. & Perr. ex Guill.) Steud.
Sida polyantha Schltdl. ex Link
Sida rostrata Schum. & Thonn.
Wissadula amplissima rostrata (Schum. & Thonn.) R.E.Fries
Wissadula hernandioides (L'Her.) Garcke
Wissadula mucronulata Gray ex Torr.
Wissadula periplocifolia hernandioides (L'Her.) Griseb.
Wissadula rostrata (Schum. & Thonn.) Planch.
Wissadula rostrata hernandioides (L'Her.) Gómez
Common Name:
Flowering plant in Yax Che Botanic Garden
Photograph by: Brent Miller
Flowering plant in Yax Che Botanic Garden
Photograph by: Brent Miller
Rough fibre obtained from the stem - specimen in the Museu Botânico Dr. João Barbosa Rodrigues, Jardim Botânico de São Paulo, São Paulo City, SP, Brazil.
Photograph by: Daderot
Public domain
General Information
Wissadula amplissima is a perennial plant that can be herbaceous or form a woody base[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
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- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
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- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
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- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
]. It is an erect plant, branched from the base and growing about 75 - 125cm tall[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
,
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].
The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of fibre. It is cultivated as a fibre plant in the Sudan[
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
,
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
Range
Pantropical.
Habitat
Usually in light shade on rocky and loamy soils and in riverine vegetation in tropical Africa[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
]. Dry or moist thickets at elevations below 850 metres in Mesoamerica[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The stems are a source of fibre[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. Used for making sails[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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