Abutilon ramiflorum
A.St.-Hil.
Malvaceae
Sida polystachia Vell.
Sida ramiflora (A.St.-Hil.) D.Dietr.
Wissadula hassleriana Chodat
Common Name:
General Information
Abutilon ramiflorum is an evergreen plant with stems that become more or less woody and usually persist; it can grow around 2 metres tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for use of its fibre.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
Range
S. America - northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, southern, eastern and central Brazil, Brazil, Peru
Habitat
Dense rainforest, semideciduous forest and savannah, generally on riverbanks[
1834- Title
- Synopsis of Abutilon (Malvoideae, Malvaceae) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
- Publication
- Phytotaxa 44: 39-57 (2012)
- Author
- Takeuchi C. & Esteves G.L.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1179-3155
- Description
-
]
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 2.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The fibres obtained from the stem are used as a substitute for jute (Corchorus species) in the manufacturing of bags[
1834- Title
- Synopsis of Abutilon (Malvoideae, Malvaceae) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
- Publication
- Phytotaxa 44: 39-57 (2012)
- Author
- Takeuchi C. & Esteves G.L.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1179-3155
- Description
-
]. A very delicate fibre[
1835- Title
- Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported by the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, January 1 to March 31,
- Publication
- USDA Inventory No. 58
- Author
-
- Publisher
- Bureau of Plant Industry, USDA., Washington
- Year
- 1922
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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