Abutilon pictum (Gillies ex Hook.) Walp. , Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 324 1842. (Syn.: Abutilon pleniflorum N.E.Br.; Abutilon pseudostriatum Hochr.; Abutilon striatum Dicks. ex Lindl.; Abutilon striatum f. palmatifidum Ekman; Abutilon thompsonii H.J.Veitch; Abutilon thompsonii André; Abutilon venosum Lem.; Abutilon venosum var. brevicalyx K.Schum.; Abutilon venosum var. lanatum K.Schum.; Sida picta Gillies ex Hook.; Sida striata (Dicks. ex Lindl.) D. Dietr.); Painted Mallow, Indian mallow, Flowering maple, Parlor maple • Manipuri: পুতুল Putul
Evergreen shrub reaching 4 m with slender glabrous branches, 3-7 lobed maple-like leaves, 7-15 cm long and broad, upper often unlobed (variegated in this cultivar); flowers solitary on axilaary up to 15 cm long peduncles, nodding; calyx deeply cleft, pubescent; petals 2-5 cm long, yellow or orangish with often darker veins; staminal column slightly longer than petals.
TSPDEC2015-30-203: Images of Abutilon pictum (Malvaceae) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5) It is my pleasure to share few images of Abutilon pictum (Malvaceae) Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Painted%20Mallow.html Habit: Shrub Habitat: Cultivated Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1000 msl Date: 07-05-2014 and 21-06-2014 Kindly help to id this Malvaceae shrub found at Ooty town, Nilgiris. Date/Time- 06-12-2011 / 04:15 PM Location- Place, Altitude, GP ca.2100asl; Ooty, TN Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- roadsides Plant Habit-woody stem; shrub Height/Length- 2 m long Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- ca.15 x 10 cm; lobed Inflorescence Type/ Size- single Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- orange; c. 5 cm across Malvaceae Fortnight: Abutilon pictum cultivar ‘Thompsonii’ from Kausani-GSJULY06/06: 1 post by 1 author.Abutilon pictum (Gillies ex Hooker) Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 324. 1842. cultivar: ‘Thompsonii’ syn: Sida picta Gillies ex Hooker; Abutilon striatum Dickson ex Lindley Common names: Painted Indian Mallow, Chinense cultivar This cultivar with variegated leaves is known as ‘Thompsonii’ Evergreen shrub reaching 4 m with slender glabrous branches, 3-7 lobed maple-like leaves, 7-15 cm long and broad, upper often unlobed (variegated in this cultivar); flowers solitary on axilaary up to 15 cm long peduncles, nodding; calyx deeply cleft, pubescent; petals 2-5 cm long, yellow or orangish with often darker veins; staminal column slightly longer than petals. Photographed from Kausani in April, grown in a private house. |