| Abutilon theophrasti Medik, it is an annual, 1–2 m high. Stem and twigs pubescent with fine hairs. Leaves simple, long petioled, alternate, broadly heart-shaped, round to cordate at base, apex acuminate, 50–200 mm long, velvety, densely stellate pubescent on both surfaces, margin minutely crenate; petiole 30–120 mm long, with stellate hairs. Flowers single or in small clusters from leaf axils, peduncles shorter than petioles, pedicel 10–30 mm long, pubescent, with thickening near apex, flowers yellow, calyx cup-shaped, densely puberulous, with five ovate lobes 6 mm long, petals obovate, ca. 10 mm in length, slightly notched at apex. Stamens many, monodelphous, united to form central column. Ovary many (10–15) carpelled. Fruits semi-globose capsules, 12–25 × 20–25 mm, with 12–20 scabrous mericarps bearing two long awns at apex, carpels open with vertical slit along outer edge, contain 1–3 seeds. Seed purplish-brown, reniform, notched, stellately puberulous, flattened, 2–3 × 1 mm. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Apr-Sep, Vern:——————-, Phytochoria: S.Cosm, The native range of this species is Central Asia to China. Notes: Introduced in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1044174-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/1044174-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000512325, https://www.gbif.org/species/3152614, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/82021/abutilon-theophrasti-medik, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/1461.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_abutilon.php, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.402.5.5, https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=5016, https://www.missouriplants.com/Abutilon_theophrasti_page.html, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/abutilon/theophrasti/, https://seedidguide.idseed.org/fact_sheets/abutilon-theophrasti/, https://idtools.org/id/weed-tool/key/GrapeSeedKey/Media/Html/fact_sheets/Abu-the.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutilon_theophrasti |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Jabal Nafusa |
| El-Hamra region (El-Qabel) about (8km) northwest of Gharyan city 2019 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
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| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Mahklouf, M.H., El-Ahamir, S.M. (2019) The first record of Abutilon theophrasti (Malvaceae) in the flora of Libya. Phytotaxa 402 (5): 259-264. https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.402.5.5 | first record of Abutilon theophrasti Medik in Libya 2019 |
