Wissadula periplocifolia(L.) Thwaites

white velvetleaf

WFO wfo-0000427236 Accepted WFO 2026-06 4 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–d · 1 observation

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 1 time, 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 periplocifolia, photographed by ritirene
fig. a ritirene, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-06-27 / obs. 140776514
Wissadula periplocifolia, photographed by ritirene
fig. b ritirene, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 140776547
Wissadula periplocifolia, photographed by ritirene
fig. c ritirene, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 140776586
Wissadula periplocifolia, photographed by ritirene
fig. d ritirene, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 140776618

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Native range 41 botanical countries

Regions where Wissadula periplocifolia is native: Hainan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. HainanAssamBangladeshCambodiaIndiaJawaLaosMalayaSri LankaThailandVietnamMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestTexasBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáPeruPuerto RicoSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela Leeward Is.Venezuelan AntillesWindward Is.
Native distribution of Wissadula periplocifolia, 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
Brazil North BZN SOUTHERN AMERICA
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
El Salvador ELS
Guyana GUY
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Suriname SUR
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Venezuela VEN
Venezuelan Antilles VNA
Windward Is. WIN
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
Cambodia CBD
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laos LAO
Malaya MLY
Sri Lanka SRL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
Texas TEX
Hainan CHH ASIA-TEMPERATE

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 16 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 hastatum Ridl.
  • Abutilon periplocifolium (L.) Sweet
  • Abutilon periplocifolium var. peruvianum (DC.) G.Don
  • Abutilon periplocifolium var. zeylanicum (DC.) G.Don
  • Sida integrifolia Sessé & Moc.
  • Sida periplocifolia L.
  • Sida periplocifolia var. peruviana DC.
  • Sida periplocifolia var. zeylanica DC.
  • Wissadula periplocifolia var. antillarum R.E.Fr.
  • Wissadula periplocifolia var. fadyenii Hochr.
  • Wissadula periplocifolia var. genuina Hochr.
  • Wissadula periplocifolia var. gracillima R.E.Fr.
  • Wissadula periplocifolia var. heterosperma Hochr.
  • Wissadula rostrata var. zeylanica Medik.
  • Wissadula zeylanica Medik.
  • Wissadula zeylanica var. truncata Miq.

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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