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Just about 150 mintage; view text

Abutilon occurs as big genus of astir 150 mintage of broad-leaved evergreens in the mallow family (Malvaceae). A genus include annuals, perennials, shrubs, and little trees from One-10 m t100%, & come obtained in the tropical & semitropic regions of all continents. A leaves are alternate, unlobate or even palmately lobed sustaining Three-7 lobes. A flowers are blatant, using 5 flower petal, mostly red, pink, orange, yellowness or even white.

Most common list include Abutilon, Mallow, Indian Mallow, & now and again a super confusing "Flowering Maple" (these are non related maples).

;Selected species Abutilon auritum (Asian Indian Mallow). Abutilon bedfordianum (Bedford's Mallow). Brazil. Abutilon berlandieri (Berlandier's Indian Mallow). Abutilon darwinii (Darwin's Mallow). Brazil. Abutilon eremitopetalum (Hiddenpetal Indian Mallow). Abutilon fruticosum (Texas Indian Mallow). Abutilon grandifolium (Hairy Indian Mallow). Abutilon hirtum (Hairy Indian Mallow). Old Globe tropics; naturalized around Up to date Globe tropics. Abutilon hulseanum. Abutilon hyoleucum (Whiteleaf Indian Mallow). Abutilon incanum (Hoary Abutilon, Pelotazo). Abuliton indicum (Indian Mallow). Old Globe tropics. Abuliton insigne. Colombia, Venezuela. Abutilon leonardi (Woolly Abutilon). Abutilon malacum (Yellow Indian Mallow). Abutilon megapotamicum (Trailing Abutilon). Brazil. Abutilon menziesii (Ko'oloa'ula). Hawaii. Abutilon mollicomum (Sonoran Indian Mallow). Abutilon mollissimum. South United states. Abutilon ochsenii. Chile. Abutilon palmeri (Palmer's Indian Mallow). Abutilon parishii (Parish's Indian Mallow). Abutilon parvulum (Dwarf Indian Mallow). Abutilon permolle (Coastal Indian Mallow). Abutilon pictum (Redvein Abutilon, Red Vein Indian Mallow; syn. The. corpus striatum). Brazil. Abutilon purpurascens. Brazil. Abutilon reventum (Yellowflower Indian Mallow). Abutilon sandwicense (Greenflower Indian Mallow). Abutilon theophrasti (Velvetleaf Abutilon, Indian Mallow, Butterweed). Tropical Asia. Abutilon thurberi (Thurber's Indian Mallow). Abutilon trisulcatum (Anglestem Indian Mallow). Abutilon venosum. Brazil. Abutilon virginianum (Virgin Islands Abutilon). Virgin Islands. Abutilon vitifolium. Chile. Abutilon wrightii (Wright's Indian Mallow).

;Hybrids Abutilon x hybridum ("Chinese Lantern"; unknown parentage). Abutilon x milleri (A. megapotamicum x The. pictum). Abutilon x suntense (A. ochsenii x The. vitifolium).

Cultivation and uses
Abutilons come popular garden plants in semitropical areas; a hardiest coinage, The. ochsenii & The. vitifolium from either Chile, come healthy around warmly moderate areas by having moderate frost down to just about -10°C.

Abutilon 10 hybridum occurs as popular class action of hybrids that come semi-subtropic, frost-caring bush usually growing Two-Three m tall. A lantern-rather buds open to solitary, drooping, bell- to ventral suction cup-cupulate flowers to Eighter cm across by using 5 overlapping flower petal & important staminal columns average of the mallow personal. Flowers came around red, pink, yellowness, white & pastel shades. Lobate, maple-rather, lightly green leaves come typically variegated by having white & yellowness.

Sow seed inside around late wintertime & placed retired seedling plants when endure frost date.

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Abutilon sp.
Photographs of foliage and flowers of three species.

Abutilon theophrasti
Images of the weed Velvetleaf in Virginia.

Abutilon theophrasti
Images of young Velvetleaf plants.






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