''Abutilon guineense'' is a species of

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in the mallow family,

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. It has a broad distribution in Africa and has been introduced elsewhere. It may comprise more than one species, with others yet undescribed. In China it occurs in

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, and

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. ''Abutilon guineense'' was originally described by

Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher (15 November 1757 in Glückstadt, Holstein – 9 December 1830) was a Denmark, Danish surgeon, botanist and professor of anatomy at the University of Copenhagen. Schumacher carried out significant research ...

in 1829 as ''Sida guineensis''. Two varieties are accepted: *''Abutilon guineense''. var. ''guineense'' —

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bell-shaped, petals approximately long, staminal column smooth *''Abutilon guineense'' var. ''forrestii'' (S.Y.Hu) Y.Tang — calyx disk-shaped, petals long, staminal column stellate-hairy

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q17573067 guineense Plants described in 1829 Flora of Africa