Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Fryxell
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1990
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 17: 168 (1990)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001077922
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Pavonia Insperabilis
- Insperabilis Pavonia
- Pavonia
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Pavonia insperabilis is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a source of nectar for bees and other pollinators.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Pavonia insperabilis has small, white flowers with five petals. Its seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Pavonia insperabilis is a perennial herbaceous plant that can be propagated by seed or division. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant and can be grown in a variety of soil types. It is best to water the plant regularly during the growing season and to fertilize it with a balanced fertilizer every few weeks.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Pavonia insperabilis
                        
                            Pavonia insperabilis is found in the tropical and subtropical regions of South America, including Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Pavonia genus
                        
                            Pavonia castaneifolia, 
Pavonia rotundifolia, 
Pavonia sepioides, 
Pavonia sepium, 
Pavonia serrata, 
Pavonia sidifolia, 
Pavonia somalensis, 
Pavonia schiedeana, 
Pavonia schimperiana, 
Pavonia senegalensis, 
Pavonia schweinfurthii, 
Pavonia semiserrata, 
Pavonia papilionacea, 
Pavonia paucibracteata, 
Pavonia penduliflora, 
Pavonia paniculata, 
Pavonia paludicola, 
Pavonia peruviana, 
Pavonia propinqua, 
Pavonia purpusii, 
Pavonia pleuranthera, 
Pavonia pirottae, 
Pavonia procumbens, 
Pavonia zeylanica, 
Pavonia stolzii, 
Pavonia triloba, 
Pavonia steudneri, 
Pavonia urens, 
Pavonia fonsecana, 
Pavonia falconensis, 
Pavonia firmiflora, 
Pavonia friisii, 
Pavonia dasypetala, 
Pavonia fruticosa, 
Pavonia gossweileri, 
Pavonia geminiflora, 
Pavonia fryxelliana, 
Pavonia fryxellii, 
Pavonia gallaensis, 
Pavonia brevibracteolata, 
Pavonia burchellii, 
Pavonia calycina, 
Pavonia cancellata, 
Pavonia candida, 
Pavonia baumliana, 
Pavonia blepharicarpa, 
Pavonia cristata, 
Pavonia cochensis, 
Pavonia columella, 
Pavonia malacophylla,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Malvaceae family
                        
                            Abelmoschus angulosus, 
Abelmoschus caillei, 
Abelmoschus crinitus, 
Abelmoschus esculentus, 
Abelmoschus ficulneus, 
Abelmoschus hostilis, 
Abelmoschus magnificus, 
Abelmoschus manihot, 
Abelmoschus moschatus, 
Abelmoschus muliensis, 
Abelmoschus sagittifolius, 
Abelmoschus enbeepeegearensis, 
Abroma augustum, 
Abutilon abutiloides, 
Abutilon affine, 
Abutilon alii, 
Abutilon amplum, 
Abutilon andrewsianum, 
Abutilon andrieuxii, 
Abutilon anglosomaliae, 
Abutilon angulatum, 
Abutilon anodoides, 
Abutilon appendiculatum, 
Abutilon arenarium, 
Abutilon arequipense, 
Abutilon auritum, 
Abutilon austroafricanum, 
Abutilon badium, 
Abutilon balansae, 
Abutilon bastardioides, 
Abutilon benedictum, 
Abutilon berlandieri, 
Abutilon bidentatum, 
Abutilon bracteosum, 
Abutilon buchii, 
Abutilon burandtii, 
Abutilon bussei, 
Abutilon californicum, 
Abutilon calliphyllum, 
Abutilon carinatum, 
Abutilon coahuilae, 
Abutilon commutatum, 
Abutilon cryptopetalum, 
Abutilon cuspidatum, 
Abutilon densiflorum, 
Abutilon dinteri, 
Abutilon dispermum, 
Abutilon divaricatum, 
Abutilon dugesii, 
Abutilon durandoi,