Abutilon theophrasti

Basic information
Scientific name	Abutilon theophrasti	Click to magnify
Common names	Chinese jute, Chinese lantern Button weed, Velvetleaf, Chingma Abutilon, Piemarker, Indian mallow
Higher taxon	Malvaceae, Malvales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	India
Habitat	Farm area, roadside, vacancy, pasture, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Almost entire Japan.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	The first establishment record was in 1905.
Route	Deliberate: As fiber crop Accidental: With cattle feed (corn, soy bean).
Impact	Competition with native species, crops, pasture. Allelopathy. Contamination to cattle feed cause quality loss of milk. Disturbing corn hervester. Parasite (fungi) Affected organism: Native grasses, crops, pasture, etc.
Regulation in Japan	Keeping this species is prohibited in Shiga Pref.
Introduced range in other countries	Asia, S Europe, N Africa, Australia, North America, etc.

Reference

Notes

Ecol Soc Jpn (ed) (2002) Handbook of Alien Species in Japan. Chijinshokan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Hotta et al. (1989) Useful Plants of the World. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Jpn Assoc Advanc Phyto-Regul & Inst Contr Agrochem, Minist Agr, China (2000) Chinese Colored Weed Illustrated Book. Zenkoku-Noson-Kyoiku-Kyokai, Tokyo
Ministry of the Environment, Japan. The Invasive Alien Species Act (Accessed on 2011-1-19) http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/as.html (in Jpn)
Shimizu (ed) (2003) Naturalized Plants of Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
etc.

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