Abutilon (Sturtevant, 1919)

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Abutilon esculentum

Abutilon esculentum A. St. Hil. Malvaceae.

Brazil. The Brazilians eat the corolla of this native plant cooked as a vegetable[1].

  1. ↑ Saint Hilaire, A. Fl. Bras. Merid. 1:160. 1825.

Abutilon indicum

Abutilon indicum Sweet

Old World tropics. The raw flowers are eaten in Arabia[1]. The leaves contain a large quantity of mucilage.

  1. ↑ Forskal Fl. Aeg. Arab. XCIII. 1775. (Hibiscus esculentus)
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