Malvaceae FAMILY
Abutilon abutiloides
Abutilon abutiloides
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Abutilon abutiloides is a shrubby herb growing about 1.5 metres tall. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use medicinally and for fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern N. America - Texas, south to southern Mexico and the Caribbean.
HabitatA weed of arid places near the sea in Jamaica[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ].