Wissadula amplissima(L.) R.E.Fr.

big yellow velvetleaf

WFO wfo-0000427251 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 5 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 5 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Wissadula amplissima, photographed by Melissa McMasters
fig. a Melissa McMasters, CC BY 4.0 / 2020-11-09 / obs. 108422569
Wissadula amplissima, photographed by Francisco Martínez González
fig. b Francisco Martínez González, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 54589951
Wissadula amplissima, photographed by Claudio Cantú Muñiz
fig. c Claudio Cantú Muñiz, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 6285255
Wissadula amplissima, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. d Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 104636217
Wissadula amplissima, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. e Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 104636230
Wissadula amplissima, photographed by Eric Knight
fig. f Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 71217577
Wissadula amplissima, photographed by Claudio Cantú Muñiz
fig. g Claudio Cantú Muñiz, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 6285283
Wissadula amplissima, photographed by Eric Knight
fig. h Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 71217544

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Native range 48 botanical countries

Regions where Wissadula amplissima is native: Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is. AngolaBeninBurkinaBurundiCentral African RepublicChadCongoDR CongoGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastLiberiaMaliMauritaniaNigerNigeriaSenegalSierra LeoneTogoMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaPanamáPeruPuerto RicoVenezuela Cape VerdeLeeward Is.Windward Is.
Native distribution of Wissadula amplissima, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cape Verde CVI
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Liberia LBR
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Togo TOG
Bolivia BOL SOUTHERN AMERICA
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
Guyana GUY
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Panamá PAN
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Venezuela VEN
Windward Is. WIN
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 21 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Abutilon amplissimum (L.) Kuntze
  • Abutilon chapelieri Baill.
  • Abutilon crinitum Klotzsch
  • Abutilon laxiflorum Guill. & Perr.
  • Abutilon polyanthon (Schltdl. ex Link) Sweet
  • Sida amplissima L.
  • Sida heterosperma Hochst. ex Mast.
  • Sida laxiflora Steud.
  • Sida pauciflora D.Dietr.
  • Sida polyantha Schltdl. ex Link
  • Sida racemosa Vell.
  • Sida sundensis Spreng.
  • Sida tetracocca D.Dietr.
  • Wissadula amplissima f. lobulata R.E.Fr.
  • Wissadula amplissima var. amplissima
  • Wissadula amplissima var. rostrata (Schumach. & Thonn.) R.E.Fr
  • Wissadula amplissima var. typica R.E.Fr.
  • Wissadula chapelieri (Baill.) Baker f.
  • Wissadula heterosperma Hochst. ex Mast.
  • Wissadula hirsuta C.Presl
  • Wissadula periplocifolia var. hernandioides (L'Hér.) Hochr.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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