Malvaceae
China jute
Abutilon theophrasti
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Abutilon
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Common names
By language (39)
- Arabic
- أبو طيلون ابن سينا, أبو طَیلون ابن سينا
- arz
- ابو طيلون ابن سينا
- Asturian
- Mantu la virxe
- Azerbaijani
- Teofrast kəndirotu
- Bulgarian
- Абутилон теофрасти
- Burmese
- မိုးလိုနွယ်, မိုးကြိုးနွယ်
- Catalan
- Soia borda, Soja borda
- Chinese
- 苘麻, 莔麻, 塘麻, 孔麻, 桐麻, 椿麻, 白麻, 磨盘草
- crh
- Tereksîrgasî
- Croatian
- Teofrastov mračnjak
- Czech
- Mračňák Theophrastův
- Divehi
- މާބުޅާ
- Dutch
- Fluweelblad
- English
- China jute, Velvetleaf, Indianmallow, Butterprint, Buttonweed, Chinese jute, Chingma lantern, Crown weed
- Estonian
- Pärn-abuutilon
- Finnish
- Kelta-aulio
- French
- Abutilon
- German
- Lindenblättrige Schönmalve, Chinesischer Hanf, Samtpappel
- Hebrew
- אבוטילון תאופרסטוס, אבוטילון תיאופרסט
- Hungarian
- Sárga selyemmályva
- Italian
- Cencio molle
- Japanese
- イチビ
- Kazakh
- Бұйда кендір
- Korean
- 어저귀
- ks
- دۄدٕ کۄنٛڈ
- Latvian
- Teofrasta abutilone
- Persian
- گاو پنبه
- Polish
- Zaślaz pospolity
- Romanian
- Teișor
- Russian
- Канатник Теофраста, Канатник Феофраста, Китайский джут
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈၵိုၼ်ၵႆႇ, တူၼ်ႈလိူၼ်ၵႆႇ
- Slovak
- Podslnečník Theofrastov
- Slovenian
- Baržunasti oslezovec
- Swedish
- Lindmalva
- Tamil
- அபுதிலோன் தியோஃப்ராசுடி
- Turkish
- Imam kavuğu
- Ukrainian
- Абутилон Теофраста
- Uzbek
- Dagʻalkanop, Dag‘alkanop, Gʻoʻzor, G‘o‘zor
- Welsh
- Deilen felfed
Synonyms
- Abutilon abutilon (L.) Huth
- Abutilon avicennae Gaertn.
- Abutilon avicennae f. genuina Skvortsov
- Abutilon avicennae f. nigrum Skvortsov
- Abutilon avicennae f. parviflorum Regel
- Abutilon avicennae f. tiliifolium (Willd.) Regel
- Abutilon avicennae var. aureum Berliand
- Abutilon avicennae var. chinense Skvortsov
- Abutilon avicennae var. cordatum Berliand
- Abutilon avicennae var. rotundifolium Berliand
- Abutilon avicennae var. violaceum Berliand
- Abutilon behrianum F.Muell.
- Abutilon commune Oken
- Abutilon pubescens Moench
- Abutilon theophrasti var. chinense (Skvortsov) S.Y.Hu
- Abutilon theophrasti var. nigrum (Skvortsov) S.Y.Hu
- Abutilon tiliifolium (Willd.) Sweet
- Malva abutilon (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Sida abutilon L.
- Sida tenax Salisb.
- Sida tiliifolia Fisch. ex DC.
- Sida tiliifolia Fisch.
- Side abutila St.-Lag.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Darius Regnier, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniela Costa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Becker, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Francesco Cecere, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Isaac Krone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.