Abutilon hulseanum Torr. ex A.Gray

Mauve (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Abutilon

Characteristics

Herbs or subshrubs, perennial, 1–2 m. Stems erect, stellate-tomentulose and with simple hairs 2–4 mm. Leaves: stipules filiform, 8 mm; petiole subequal to blade; blade ± discolorous, ovate, mostly 6–10 cm, longer than wide, base cordate, margins crenate, apex rounded-acute, surfaces softly tomentulose. Inflorescences solitary flowers. Flowers: calyx 12–15 mm, lobes basally overlapping, erect, cordate, accrescent to 15–20 mm; corolla yellowish throughout, fading pinkish, petals 20 mm; staminal column glabrous; style 12-branched. Schizocarps ± oblate, 12–15 × 20–25 mm; mericarps: apex apiculate, surface prominently hirsute, hairs 1–2 mm. Seeds 4–6 per mericarp, 2 mm, puberulent. 2n = 14.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Abutilon hulseanum world distribution map, present in Cuba, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:558283-1
WFO ID wfo-0000511977
COL ID 8N4W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 628989
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Synonyms

Abutilon hulseanum Sida hulseana Abutilon leucophaeum