Abutilon 466950 222934722 2008-07-01T20:27:20Z Lavateraguy 1095935 /* Species */ A. avicennae is a synonym of A. theophrastii {{Taxobox | name = ''Abutilon'' | image = Abutilonmegapotamicum1web.jpg | image_caption = ''Abutilon megapotamicum'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Malvales]] | familia = [[Malvaceae]] | genus = '''''Abutilon''''' | genus_authority = [[Mill.]] }} '''''Abutilon''''' is a large [[genus]] of approximately 150 species of broadleaf [[evergreen]]s in the [[mallow]] family ([[Malvaceae]]). The genus includes [[Annual plant|annuals]], [[Perennial plant|perennials]], [[shrub]]s, and small [[tree]]s from 1-10 m tall, and is found in the tropical and subtropical regions of all continents. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, unlobed or palmately lobed with 3-7 lobes. The [[flower]]s are conspicuous, with five petals, mostly red, pink, orange, yellow or white. Common names include '''Abutilon''', '''Chinese Bell Flower''', '''Chinese Lantern''', '''Mallow''', '''Indian Mallow''', and '''Flowering Maple''' (for the maple-like leaves of some species, although the genus is not related to the true [[maple]]s). ''Abutilon'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Yellow-banded Skipper]] (which feeds exclusively on ''A. avicennae'') and ''[[Chionodes|Chionodes mariona]]''. ==Species== *''[[Abutilon abutiloides|A. abutiloides]]'' <small>([[Jacq.]]) [[Garcke]]</small> (Bushy Abutilon).<ref>Britton & Millspaugh, p. 265</ref> *''[[Abutilon albescens|A. albescens]]'' <small>[[Miq.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon auritum|A. auritum]]'' <small>([[Wall.]] ex [[Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link|Link]]) [[Robert Sweet (botanist)|Sweet]]</small> (Asian Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon bedfordianum|A. bedfordianum]]'' <small>([[Hook.]]) [[A. St.-Hil.]]</small> (Bedford's Mallow) *''[[Abutilon berlandieri|A. berlandieri]]'' <small>[[Samuel Frederick Gray|Gray]] ex [[S. Watson]]</small> (Berlandier's Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon bidentatum|A. bidentatum]]'' <small>[[A. Rich.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon buchii|A. buchii]]'' <small>[[Urb.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon darwinii|A. darwinii]]'' <small>[[Hook.f.]]</small> (Darwin's Mallow) *''[[Abutilon eremitopetalum|A. eremitopetalum]]'' <small>[[Edward Leonard Caum|Caum]]</small> (Hiddenpetal Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon fruticosum|A. fruticosum]]'' <small>[[Guill.]] & [[Perr.]]</small> (Texas Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon giganteum|A. giganteum]]'' <small>(Jacq.) Sweet</small> *''[[Abutilon grandiflorum|A. grandiflorum]]'' <small>[[G. Don]]</small> *''[[Abutilon grandifolium|A. grandifolium]]'' <small>([[Willd.]]) Sweet</small> (Hairy Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon hirtum|A. hirtum]]'' <small>([[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]) Sweet</small> (Hairy Abutilon).<ref>Britton & Millspaugh, p. 265</ref> *''[[Abutilon hulseanum|A. hulseanum]]'' <small>[[Torr.]] ex [[A. Gray]]</small> *''[[Abutilon hypoleucum|A. hypoleucum]]'' <small>A. Gray</small> (Whiteleaf Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon incanum|A. incanum]]'' <small>(Link) Sweet</small> (Hoary Abutilon, Pelotazo) *''[[Abutilon indicum|A. indicum]]'' <small>([[L.]]) Sweet</small> (Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon insigne|A. insigne]]'' <small>[[Planch.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon julianae|A. julianae]]'' <small>[[Endl.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon leonardi|A. leonardi]]'' <small>Urb.</small> (Woolly Abutilon) *''[[Abutilon leucopetalum|A. leucopetalum]]'' <small>([[F. Muell.]]) F. Muell. ex [[Benth.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon longicuspe|A. longicuspe]]'' <small>[[Hochst.]] ex A. Rich.</small> *''[[Abutilon malacum|A. malacum]]'' <small>S. Watson</small> (Yellow Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon mauritianum|A. mauritianum]]'' <small>(Jacq.) [[Medik.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon megapotamicum|A. megapotamicum]]'' <small>[[A. St.-Hil.]] & [[Naudin]]</small> (Trailing Abutilon) *''[[Abutilon menziesii|A. menziesii]]'' <small>[[Seem.]]</small> (Ko'oloa'ula) *''[[Abutilon mollicomum|A. mollicomum]]'' <small>([[Willd.]]) Sweet</small> (Sonoran Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon mollissimum|A. mollissimum]]'' *''[[Abutilon niveum|A. niveum]]'' <small>[[Griseb.]]</small> (White-flowered Abutilon) *''[[Abutilon ochsenii|A. ochsenii]]'' <small>[[Phil.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon palmeri|A. palmeri]]'' <small>A. Gray</small> (Palmer's Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon parishii|A. parishii]]'' <small>A. Watson</small> (Parish's Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon parvulum|A. parvulum]]'' <small>A. Gray</small> (Dwarf Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon pauciflorum|A. pauciflorum]]'' <small>A. St.-Hil.</small> (Woolly Abutilon).<ref>Britton & Millspaugh, p. 266</ref> *''[[Abutilon permolle|A. permolle]]'' <small>(Willd.) Sweet</small> (Velvety Abutilon).<ref>Britton & Millspaugh, p. 265</ref> *''[[Abutilon pictum|A. pictum]]'' <small>([[John Gillies (botanist)|Gillies]] ex Hook.) [[Walp.]]</small> (Redvein Abutilon, Red Vein Indian Mallow; syn. ''A. striatum'') *''[[Abutilon purpurascens|A. purpurascens]]'' <small>(Link) [[K. Schum.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon reflexum|A. reflexum]]'' <small>([[Juss.]] ex [[Cav.]]) Sweet</small> *''[[Abutilon ramiflorum|A. ramiflorum]]'' <small>A. St.-Hil.</small> *''[[Abutilon reventum|A. reventum]]'' <small>S. Watson</small> (Yellowflower Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon sachetianum|A. sachetianum]]'' <small>[[Fosberg]]</small> *''[[Abutilon sandwicense|A. sandwicense]]'' <small>([[O. Deg.]]) [[Christoph.]]</small> (Greenflower Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon sellowianum|A. sellowianum]]'' <small>([[Johann Friedrich Klotzsch|Klotzsch]]) [[Eduard von Regel|Regel]]</small> *''[[Abutilon theophrasti|A. theophrasti]]'' <small>Medik.</small> (Velvetleaf, Indian Mallow, Butterweed) *''[[Abutilon thurberi|A. thurberi]]'' <small>A. Gray</small> (Thurber's Indian Mallow) *''[[Abutilon thyrsodendron|A. thyrsodendron]]'' <small>[[Griseb.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon trisulcatum|A. trisulcatum]]'' <small>(Jacq.) [[Nathaniel Lord Britton|Britton]] & [[Millsp.]]</small><ref>Britton & Millspaugh, p. 265&ndash;266</ref> *''[[Abutilon venosum|A. venosum]]'' <small>[[Lem.]]</small> *''[[Abutilon virginianum|A. virginianum]]'' <small>[[Krapov.]]</small> (Virgin Islands Abutilon) *''[[Abutilon vitifolium|A. vitifolium]]'' *''[[Abutilon wrightii|A. wrightii]]'' <small>A. Gray</small> ==Hybrids== *''[[Abutilon x hybridum]]'' ("Chinese Lantern"; unknown parentage). *''[[Abutilon x milleri]]'' (''A. megapotamicum'' x ''A. pictum''). *''[[Abutilon x suntense]]'' (''A. ochsenii'' x ''A. vitifolium''). ===Cultivation and uses=== Abutilons are popular [[garden]] plants in subtropical areas. The hardiest species, ''A. ochsenii'' and ''A. vitifolium'' from Chile, are hardy in warm temperate areas with moderate frost down to about -10°C. ''Abutilon x hybridum'' is a popular group of hybrids that are semi-tropical, frost-tender shrubs typically growing 2-3 m tall. The lantern-like buds open to solitary, pendulous, bell- to cup-shaped flowers to 8 cm diameter with five overlapping petals and significant staminal columns typical of the mallow family. Flowers come in red, pink, yellow, white and pastel shades. Lobed, maple-like, light green leaves are often variegated with white and yellow. ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Abutilonincanum1.jpg|''A. incanum'' (Hoary Abutilon) Image:Abutilon megapotamicum11.jpg|Flower of ''A. megapotamicum'' Image:Abutilonmenziesii1.jpg|''A. menziesii'' (Kooloaula) Image:Abutilonmenziesii2web.jpg|''A. menziesii'' flowers Image:Abutilonpictum1web.jpg|''A. pictum'' </gallery> ==Notes== {{reflist|2}} ==References== *{{cite book| last=Britton | first=Nathaniel Lord | authorlink=Nathaniel Lord Britton | coauthors=[[Charles Frederick Millspaugh]] | year=1920 | chapter=Malvaceae | title=[http://books.google.com/books?id=0xhVAAAAMAAJ The Bahama Flora] | pages=264&ndash;}} ==See also== {{wiktionary-inline}} {{wikispecies-inline}} {{commons-inline}} [[Category:Malvaceae]] [[Category:Pantropical flora]] [[Category:Genera]] [[de:Abutilon]] [[es:Abutilon]] [[fr:Abutilon]] [[gl:Abutilon]] [[it:Abutilon]] [[lt:Galenis]] [[nl:Abutilon]] [[ja:アブチロン属]] [[pt:Abutilon]] [[tr:Güzelhatmi]] [[uk:Абутилон]]