Abutilon permolle (Willd.) Sweet

Coastal indian mallow (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Abutilon

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–2 m. Stems erect, softly stellate-pubescent, without simple hairs. Leaves: stipules lanceolate, 5–7 mm; petiole 1/2 to as long as blade; blade discolorous, ovate, 7–12 cm, ca. 2 times as long as wide, base deeply cordate, margins serrate, apex acuminate, surfaces softly tomentose. Inflorescences solitary flowers or terminal panicles. Flowers: calyx 10–15 mm, lobes basally overlapping, erect in fruit, lanceolate-ovate, to 8 mm wide; corolla yellow or yellow-orange throughout, petals 10–18 mm; staminal column glabrous; style 10–12-branched. Schizocarps ± ovoid, 8–10 × 8–10 mm; mericarps: apex acute, hirsute. Seeds 3 per mericarp, 2 mm, papillate.
Life form perennial
Growth form
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.75
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Environment

Coastal areas, disturbed sites, often on limestone soil; at elevations up to 100 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Boil (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Abutilon permolle world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1069719-2
WFO ID wfo-0000512187
COL ID 64B4B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sida permollis Abutilon permolle Abutilon confertiflorum Sida confertiflora Abutilon peraffine