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Texas Indian Mallow

Abutilon fruticosum Guill. & Perr.

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Herba perennis, 45-80 cm longa. Folia brevia, orbiculato-ovata; flores axillares, solitarii, pedicellis gracelibus, filiformibus, tantum 0.4 mm crassis. Praeterea similis varietati praecedenti.

This species can be divided in the following 3 varieties on the basis of shape, size and hairs of leaves and thickness of pedicels.

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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 155 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Description

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A much branched stellulate, velutinous, hoary to cinereous, sometimes young parts somewhat brownish, up to 1 m tall perennial herb or undershrub. Leaves with 0.5-5 cm long petiole; stipules filiform, 3-5 mm long; blade 1-8 cm 1.7 cm broad, cordate at base, usually acute at apex, subentire to denticulate sometimes deeply and coarsely serrate, lanceolate to broad ovate or orbicular ovate. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicel 0.5-5 cm long, very thin, slender, sometimes wiry, articulate near the flower. Calyx divided to or below the middle, 4-6 mm long; lobes lanceolate to ovate, acute-acuminate, pubescent on both sides. Corolla pale yellow, 9-12 mm across; petals 5-7 mm long, 3-4 mm broad, obovate. Staminal column very short, stellate pubescent. Fruit cylindric 7-8 -10) mm long, 5-6 (-8) mm broad, truncate, umblicate; mericarps (8-) 10 -11), c. 5 mm broad, pubescent all over, pointed. Seeds 3 per mericarp, dark brown, c. 2 mm across, dotted with minute, white or brown hairs.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 155 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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Distribution: Pakistan, Ethopia & Somaliland.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 155 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Derivation of specific name

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fruticosum: shrubby or becoming shrubby
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Abutilon fruticosum Guill. & Perr. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=138850
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Abutilon fruticosum

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Abutilon fruticosum is a widespread species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Texas Indian mallow, pelotazo, and sweet Indian mallow. It is native to Africa, southern and southwestern Asia (from Saudi Arabia to India), northern Mexico, and the south-central United States.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Abutilon fruticosum is a perennial herb growing up to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall, but usually not exceeding 90 centimeters (3 feet). The alternately arranged leaves are up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) long. The blades are thick and coated in hairs, appearing gray. The yellow-orange flowers are up to about 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) wide. Flowering occurs in June through October in Texas.[8]

Abutilon fruticosum grows in chaparral and woodlands and on prairies. It grows on cliffs, slopes, and limestone outcrops.[8]

Abutilon fruticosum is eaten by wild and domesticated ungulates. The seeds provide food for birds such as the bobwhite quail. The flowers attract birds and butterflies. It is host to larvae of a number of butterfly species.[8]

Abutilon fruticosum is drought-tolerant and can be used in xeriscaping.[8]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Abutilon fruticosum Guill. & Perr.
  2. ^ Abutilon fruticosum. NatureServe.
  3. ^ "Prota4u Record Display, Abutilon fruticosum Guill. & Perr". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  4. ^ Flora of Pakistan
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ^ Fryxell, P. A. 1988. Malvaceae of Mexico. Systematic Botany Monographs 25: 1–522.
  7. ^ African Flowering Plants Database - Base de Donnees des Plantes a Fleurs D'Afrique. 2008
  8. ^ a b c d Abutilon fruticosum. United States Department of Agriculture NRCS Plant Guide.

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Abutilon fruticosum: Brief Summary

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Abutilon fruticosum is a widespread species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names Texas Indian mallow, pelotazo, and sweet Indian mallow. It is native to Africa, southern and southwestern Asia (from Saudi Arabia to India), northern Mexico, and the south-central United States.

Abutilon fruticosum is a perennial herb growing up to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall, but usually not exceeding 90 centimeters (3 feet). The alternately arranged leaves are up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) long. The blades are thick and coated in hairs, appearing gray. The yellow-orange flowers are up to about 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) wide. Flowering occurs in June through October in Texas.

Abutilon fruticosum grows in chaparral and woodlands and on prairies. It grows on cliffs, slopes, and limestone outcrops.

Abutilon fruticosum is eaten by wild and domesticated ungulates. The seeds provide food for birds such as the bobwhite quail. The flowers attract birds and butterflies. It is host to larvae of a number of butterfly species.

Abutilon fruticosum is drought-tolerant and can be used in xeriscaping.

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