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Malvaceae

Anamu

Pavonia fruticosa Fawc. & Rendle

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Pavonia

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Common names

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English
Anamu

Synonyms

  • Diplopenta leptocarpa Alef.
  • Hibiscus guianensis Aubl.
  • Hibiscus salicifolius L.
  • Lass fruticosa (Mill.) Kuntze
  • Lassa fruticosa (Mill.) Kuntze
  • Malache fruticosa Standl.
  • Malache leptocarpa (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Malache stellata (Spreng.) Kuntze
  • Malache typhalaea (L.) Kuntze
  • Malache typhalaea f. albiflora Kuntze
  • Malache typhalaea f. aurantiaca Kuntze
  • Malache typhalaea f. rosea Kuntze
  • Malache typhalaeodes Kuntze
  • Malache typhalaeoides (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Malache typhaleoides (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Pavonia begoniaefolia Gardner ex Hook.
  • Pavonia brachypoda Turcz.
  • Pavonia fruticosa var. typhalaea (L.) Stehlé
  • Pavonia glomerata Casar.
  • Pavonia guianensis (Aubl.) Hochr.
  • Pavonia leptocarpa Cav.
  • Pavonia monatherica Casar.
  • Pavonia paraibica Wawra
  • Pavonia stellata (Spreng.) Spreng.
  • Pavonia surinamensis Miq.
  • Pavonia typhalaea Cav.
  • Pavonia typhalaea var. cavanillesii Triana & Planch.
  • Pavonia typhalaeoides Kunth
  • Pavonia typhalea var. typhalea
  • Pavonia typhaleoides Kunth
  • Sida fruticosa Mill.
  • Typhalaea fruticosa Britton
  • Typhalea fruticosa (Mill.) Britton
  • Typhalea monatherica (Casar.) Monteiro
  • Urena leptocarpa L.f.
  • Urena longicuspis Turcz.
  • Urena stellata Spreng.
  • Urena typhalaea L.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

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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.