Malvaceae

Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abutilon

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Abutilon mauritianum: This variable shrub of tropical Africa has several uses in folk medicine, the bark is a source of a dye and the leaves are used as toilet paper. Here it is a we — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Hausa: Ambru

Synonyms

Sida mauritiana Jacq.

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.