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Abutilon theophrasti, also known as velvetleaf, velvet plant, velvetweed and the Chinese jute [1] is an annual plant in the family Malvaceae that is native to southern Asia and it serves as a type species of the genus Abutilon. [2] Its specific epithet, theophrasti, commemorates the ancient Greek botanist-philosopher Theophrastus. [3]
Neltuma velutina (formerly Prosopis velutina), commonly known as velvet mesquite, is a small to medium-sized tree. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a legume adapted to a dry, desert climate. Though considered to be a noxious weed in states outside its natural range, [ 4 ] it plays a vital role in the ecology of the Sonoran Desert .
Mucuna pruriens is a tropical legume native to Africa and tropical Asia and widely naturalized and cultivated. [2] Its English common names include monkey tamarind, velvet bean, Bengal velvet bean, Florida velvet bean, Mauritius velvet bean, Yokohama velvet bean, cowage, cowitch, lacuna bean, and Lyon bean. [2]
Velvetleaf (or "velvet leaf", etc.) is a common name used for plants with soft-haired leaves: Abutilon theophrasti native to southern Asia; Cissampelos pareira, native to tropical America; Malva arborea, native to Europe; Limnocharis flava, native to tropical America and introduced to southeast Asia
Limnocharis flava (commonly known as yellow velvetleaf, [2] sawah flower rush, sawah lettuce [3]) is a species of aquatic flowering plant which is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic but widely naturalized in southern and southeastern Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and southern China ...
Velvet plant is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Gynura aurantiaca, native to southeast Asia; Verbascum This page was last edited on 12 May ...
This is a list of plants which includes trees and other herbs, vines, climbers, lianas, shrubs, subshrubs that are native or endemic to Cuba. This list should exclude plants grown, invasive species or introduced by humans (example: weeds). The endemic genera or species (exclusive of Cuba) are marked by *.
Mucuna gigantea, commonly known as burny bean, burney bean, velvet bean or sea bean is a species of liana from the legume family Fabaceae. Its natural range roughly follows the perimeter of the Indian Ocean and includes Africa, India, Malesia, New Guinea and northern Australia. Many parts of the plant - in particular the new growth, flowers and ...