Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik. [family MALVACEAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Abutilon asiaticum G Don. [family MALVACEAE]
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik. [family MALVACEAE]
Common names
English bush mallow; country mallow. MALI: SONGHAI tala-ura-gna (A Chev. fide JMD) GHANA: AKAN-FANTE nwaha (auctt.) TWI apongo (Bunting; FRI) mmofra forowa = children’s cream-pot (FRI; JMD) odonno-bea (FRI) GA fufuba-tsho (JMD) gbekεbĩi akεntεŋ = children’s basket [of fruits]
Uses
(leaf) Food: general (leaf) Medicines: generally healing (leaf) Medicines: pain-killers (leaf) Medicines: naso-pharyngeal affections (seed) Medicines: pulmonary troubles (leaf) Medicines: diarrhoea, dysentery (bark) Medicines: kidneys, diuretics (leaf, fruit) Medicines: anus, haemorrhoids (leaf) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection (fibre) Medicines: abortifacients, ecbolics (leaf) Medicines: venereal diseases (leaf, root) Medicines: fabrifuges (leaf) Phytochemistry: aromatic substances (leaf) Phytochemistry: mucilage Agri-horticulture: weeds, parasites ((giraffe, goat)) Agri-horticulture: fodder (bark) Products: fibre (bark) Products: dyes, stains, inks, tattoos and mordants (mucilage, twigs, wood) Products: household, domestic and personal items (twigs) Products: chew-sticks, etc.
Products
english: Country mallowenglish: Mallow, bushenglish: Bush mallowenglish: Mallow, Country
Description
A semi-woody perennial to 2 m high, recorded from the guinean and forested zone of the Region from Senegal to W Cameroons, and generally widespread elsewhere in tropical Africa and Mauritius.The plant occurs as a weed of rice-fields in Bendel State of Nig
Notes
NOTE: names under A. mauritianum may also apply to this species. Ghanaian names may also apply to A. guineense (Schum. & Thonn.) Bak. f. & Exell.
References
References:1. Ainslie, 1937: sp. no. 2, as A. asiaticum. 2. Dalziel, 1937: 122. 3. Glover & al. 30, 496, K. 4. Haerdi 1964: 87. 5. Hauman, 1963: 160. 6. Magogo & Glover 798, K. 7. Marks 1, K. 8. Nesbitt-Evans 54, K. 9. Tanner 3112, K. 10. Ussher 52, K. 11
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik. [family MALVACEAE]
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