几内亚磨盘草(原变种) ji nei ya mo pan cao (yuan bian zhong)

Sida guineensis Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl., 307. 1827-1829; Abutilon indicum (Linnaeus) Sweet subsp. guineense (Schumacher) Borssum Waalkes; A. indicum var. guineense (Schumacher) K. M. Feng; A. taiwanense S. Y. Hu.

Herbs ca. 0.5 m tall. Stipules ca. 3 mm; petiole usually shorter than leaf blade; leaf blade cordate, ovate, or nearly orbicular, 1.5-8 × 1-6 cm, abaxially densely stellate puberulent, adaxially sparsely stellate scabrous with long hairs, margin irregularly crenate, apex obtuse or acute. Calyx campanulate. Petals ca. 1.8 cm. Staminal column glabrous.

Hainan, Taiwan [Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea; Africa, Australia].

The identification of Asian material as the African Abutilon guineense is questioned by Verdcourt (in sched.).