arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States

[ Syn: tree mallow , velvet-leaf , lavatera arborea ]

tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States

[ Syn: velvet-leaf , velvetweed , indian mallow , butter-print , china jute , abutilon theophrasti ]