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Malvaceae

Wissadula excelsior C.Presl

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Wissadula

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Wissadula excelsior (Wissadula excelsior)
FlowerPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

  • Abutilon excelsior (Cav.) G.Don
  • Abutilon ferrugineum Kunth
  • Abutilon patens A.St.-Hil.
  • Abutilon rufescens Turcz.
  • Sida calophylla Poepp. ex R.E.Fr.
  • Sida excelsior Cav.
  • Sida patens D.Dietr.
  • Wissadula diffusa R.E.Fr.
  • Wissadula ferruginea (Kunth) Garcke & K.Schum.
  • Wissadula patens Garke
  • Wissadula periplocifolia var. guatemalense Hochr.
  • Wissadula periplocifolia var. guatemalensis (Baker f.) Hochr.
  • Wissadula periplocifolia var. wrightiana Griseb.
  • Wissadula rostrata var. wrightiana (Griseb.) M.Gómez
  • Wissadula zeylanica var. guatemalense Baker
  • Wissadula zeylanica var. wrightiana (Griseb.) Baker f.

Flowers

In flower
January to February (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.