Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Ekman
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1910
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Ark. Bot. 9(4): 30 (1910)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001253380
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Pavonia
- Psilophyllous Pavonia
- Psilophyllous Tree
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Pavonia psilophylla is used for its wood and bark, which are used for making furniture, tools, and musical instruments. The plant is also used as a source of food and medicine.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Pavonia psilophylla has white flowers with five petals and a yellow center. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have small, oval-shaped leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Pavonia psilophylla is a shrub or small tree that can be propagated from cuttings. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It can be grown in containers or in the ground. It needs regular watering and fertilizing during the growing season.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Pavonia psilophylla
                        
                            Pavonia psilophylla is native to the tropical forests of South America, particularly in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        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,