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abutilon

One of a group of 90 related species of tropical or semitropical ornamental plants. The Indian mallow or velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrastus) is one of the more common; it has bell-shaped yellow flowers and is the source of a jutelike fibre. Many of the species are pollinated by hummingbirds. (Genus Abutilon, family Malvaceae.)



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He also grew several gene pools of Kokia kauaiensis, Hibiscadelphus distans, Hibiscus brackenridgei, Abutilon menziesii, Gardenia brighami, and Caesalpinia species--to mention just a few of the more than 120 rare and endangered species that were thriving in his reserve at the time he abandoned it in 2002 to protest governmental interference.
Hawaii's rare breeds: after decades of solitary effort to save ... by Haapoja, Margaret A. / The New American
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