Abutilon theophrasti China jute (Malvaceae)

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Abutilon theophrasti
China jute
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The Abutilon theophrasti plant species is found in Asia - tropical. Naturalised in S.E. Europe and the Mediterranean[50]. It is a member of the Malvaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as China jute. Some home gardeners know the variety as A. avicennae. Gaertn.

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Latin Name:  Abutilon theophrasti
Common Name:  China jute
Family:  Malvaceae
Author:  Medik.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.9   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Cultivated ground and waste places in the Mediterranean[50].

Cultivation Notes: Requires full sun or part day shade and a fertile well-drained soil[200]. Tolerates a pH in the range 5 to 8.2. This species is cultivated for its fibre in China and Russia where it succeeds as far north as latitude 56°n in W. Siberia[61, 123]. It is hardier and more disease-resistant than Jute (Corchorus spp.)[123]. Introduced to N. America in the eighteenth century, it has become a pestilential weed in many parts of the country[207].

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