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Abutilon Hemp

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Aden Apple

Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa

African Baobab

Adansonia digitata L. [1]

African Mallow

Anisodontea capensis (L.) D.M.Bates

African Star Chestnut

Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori

Aibika

Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. [2]

Almirajo

Pachira almirajo

American Jute

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Annual Malope

Malope trifida Cav.

Antwerp Hollyhock

Alcea rosea L.

Australian Baobab

Adansonia gregori F.Muell. [1]

Australian bottle tree

Adansonia gregori F.Muell. [1]

Balsa

Ochroma pyramidale (Cav.) Urban

Baobab

Adansonia [2]

Black Durian

Coelostegia griffithii Benth.

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum L.

Bombax

Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand

Bottle Tree

Adansonia digitata L.

Broom

Sida

Broomweed

Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Gurche [3]

Buddha Coconut

Pterygota alata (Roxb.) R. Brown

Butterprint

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Buttonweed

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Cacao

Theobroma cacao L.

Cape Mallow

Anisodontea ×hypomandarum (Sprague) D.M.Bates

Anisodontea capensis (L.) D.M.Bates

Cape Stock-rose

Sparrmannia africana L.f.

Cayenne Nut

Pachira macrocarpa

China Jute

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

China Rose

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Chinese Bottle Tree

Firmiana simplex (L.) F.W.Wight [4]

Chinese Parasol Tree

Firmiana simplex (L.) F.W.Wight [4]

Civet Fruit

Durio zibethinus L.

Cola

Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott et Endl.

Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl.

Common Marshmallow

Althaea officinalis L. [2]

Coral Hibiscus

Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook.

Cork-leaved bayur

Pterospermum suberifolium (L.) Willd. [5]

Cottonweed

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Cream-tartar Tree

Adansonia digitata L. [1]

creeping pink swamp hibiscus

Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merrill [6]

Cretan Hollyhock

Alcea pallida (Waldst. & Kit.) Bess.

Cuban jute

Sida rhombifolia L.

Curled Mallow

Malva verticillata L.

Deccan Hemp

Hibiscus cannabinus L.

Desert Rose

Adenium obesum (not Malvaceae)

Durian

Durio zibethinus L.

Dwarf Mallow

Malva neglecta Wallr. [7]

Egyptian Plane

Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K.Schum.

Elephant Ears

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Ethiopian sour bread

Adansonia digitata L. [1]

Evergeen Lime

Entelea arborescens Br.

false cocoa

Scaphopetalum amoenum A.Chev.

False Mallow

Anisodontea capensis (L.) D.M.Bates

Fig-leaved Hollyhock

Alcea rosea L.

Flame Tree

Brachychiton acerifolius (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) Macarthur & C.Moore [7]

Floss Silk Tree

Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna

Flower-of-an-hour

Hibiscus trionum L. [7]

Fony

Adansonia digitata L.

Forest Dombeya

Dombeya goetzenii

French Mallow

Malva nicaeensis All. [8]

Galilee Hollyhock

Alcea galilaea Zoh.

Gay Mallow

Lavatera thuringiaca L.

Giant Baobab

Adansonia grandidieri Baill. [1]

Gold Coast bombax

Bombax buonopozense [1]

Grandidier's Baobab

Adansonia grandidieri Baill. [2]

Guest Tree

Kleinhovia hospita L.

Guinea Chestnut

Pachira aquatica Aubl.

hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet [9]

hairy Indian Mallow

Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet

Hairy Mallow

Anisodontea scabrosa (L.) D.M.Bates

Malope malacoides L.

hairy marshmallow

Althaea hirsuta L. [2]

Hawaiian Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

hemp-leaved marshmallow

Althaea cannabina L. [2]

Hispid Mallow

Althaea hirsuta L. [8]

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea L.

Indian Mallow

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Indian Almond

Sterculia foetida L.

Indian cottonwood

Bombax ceiba L. [1]

Indian Kapok

Bombax ceiba L. [1]

Indian Sorrel

Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Indian Tulip Tree

Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa

Jamaica Sorrel

Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Japanese Varnish Tree

Firmiana simplex (L.) F.W.Wight [4]

Jute

Corchorus olitorius L. [10]

Kapok

Bombax ceiba L. [1]

Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

Kapok Mangrove

Camptostemon schultzii Mast. [11]

Kenaf

Hibiscus cannabinus L.

Kola

Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott et Endl.

Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl.

Ladies Fingers

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.

Lavatera

Lavatera olbia L.

Lavatera thuringiaca L.

Looking Glass Tree

Heritiera littoralis Aiton

Malabar Chestnut

Pachira aquatica Aubl.

Malope

Malope malacoides L.

Manchurian Jute

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Mangrove Mallow

Pavonia paludicola D.H. Nicols.

Marshmallow

Althaea officinalis L.

mock durian

Neesia synandra Mast.

Monkey Cocoa

Herrania purpurea (Pittier) R.E. Schult.

Monkey comb

Apeiba tibourbou Aubl. [12]

Mopopaja Tree

Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori

mountain cotton-rose

Hibiscus taiwanensis S.Y.Hu

Musk Mallow

Malva moschata L.

Musk Okra

Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. [12]

Noon Plant

Pentapetes phoenicea L. [5]

Norfolk Hibiscus

Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don

Norfolk Island Hibiscus

Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. [2]

Oliver's Lime

Tilia oliveri Szyszyl. [2]

Pacific Rosewood

Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa

Paper Flower

Bougainvillea

Perrier's Baobab

Adansonia perrieri Capuron. [2]

Persian Hollyhock

Alcea sulphurea

Piemarker

Abutilon theophrasti Medik.

Ping Ball Dombeya

Dombeya ×cayeuxii E.Andre

Pink Mallow

Anisodontea julii (Burch.ex DC.) D.M.Bates

Pondoland Hibiscus

Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav.

Prickly Mallow

Sida spinosa L.

Queensland Silver Tree

Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell.

Red cottontree

Bombax ceiba L. [1]

Red Fleshed Durian

Durio graveolens Becc.

red meranti

Neesia

Red Silk Cotton Tree

Bombax ceiba L. [1]

Red silk-cotton

Bombax ceiba L. [1]

Red-flowered silk-cotton tree

Bombax ceiba L. [1]

Regal Mallow

Lavatera trimestris L.

Rose Mallow

Lavatera trimestris L.

Rosella

Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa L. [8]

Rough Marshmallow

Althaea hirsuta L.

Royal Mallow

Lavatera trimestris L.

Sapote

Matisia cordata Humb. & Bonpl.

Scarlet Sterculia

Firmiana colorata (Roxb.) R. Br. [13]

Sea Island Cotton

Gossypium barbadense L. [7]

Shaving brush

Bombax ceiba L. [1]

Shoe Flower

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Shoe-black Plant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Shrub Althaea

Hibiscus syriacus L.

Silk cottontree

Bombax ceiba L. [1]

Silk Floss Tree

Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna

Silver Tree

Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell.

Simal tree

Bombax ceiba L. [1]

Simine

Pentapetes phoenicea L.

Skunk Tree

Sterculia foetida L.

sleepy morning

Waltheria indica L.

snot apple

Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm.

sour gourd

Adansonia digitata L. [1]

Southern Mallow

Malva nicaeensis All.

Spiny Cedar

Bombacopsis quinata [12]

Spotted-stalked Tree Mallow

Lavatera punctata All. [3]

St. Helena Ebony

Trochetiopsis ebenus Cronk

St. Helena Blackwood

Trochetiopsis melanoxylon (R.Br.) Marais

St. Helena Dwarf Ebony

Trochetiopsis melanoxylon (R.Br.) Marais

St. Helena Redwood

Trochetiopsis erythroxylon (G.Forst.) Marais

Stemless Hollyhock

Alcea acaulis (Cav.) Alef.

Sweet Mallow

Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.

Taiwan cotton-rose

Hibiscus taiwanensis S.Y.Hu

Tick tree

Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori

Tossa Jute

Corchorus olitorius L. [10]

tree hibiscus

Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm.

Tree Mallow

Malva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel. [7]

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera (not Malvaceae)

Upland Cotton

Gossypium hirsutum L. [11]

Velvet Tree Mallow

Malva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel.

Velvetleaf

Abutilon theophrasti Medik. [10]

vine-leaved abutilon

Corynabutilon vitifolium (Cav.) Kearney

West African Okra

Abelmoschus caillei (A.Chev.) J.M.C.Stevels [2]

West African bombax

Bombax buonopozense [1]

White Dombeya

Dombeya rotundifolia Planch.

wild hollyhock

Lavatera cachemiriana [3]

References

1. Sorting Plant Names
2. Wikipedia
3. British Society for Botanical Investigations checklist
4. Korean Plant Names Index
5. Pandanus Database of Plants
6. Bihrmann's CAUDICIFORMS
7. New South Wales Flora Online
8. Eurodicautom: European Terrminology Database
9. Tiaredex: Index Botanique de Tahiti et Ses Isles
10. Stephen Johnson and Susan Hazlewood, Weed Species List (2002)
11. FloraBase (Western Australian Herbarium)
12. Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary
13. Raju et al, Bird-pollination in Sterculia colorata Roxb. (Sterculiaceae), a rare tree species in the Eastern Ghats of Visakhapatnam and East Godavari Districts of Andhra Pradesh, Current Science (IAS) 87(1): 28-31 (2004)