Abutilon grandiflorum
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Edge of lake, Hot Springs Resort
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Edge of lake, Hot Springs Resort
Photo: Bart Wursten
Edge of lake, Hot Springs Resort
Photo: Bart Wursten
Edge of lake, Hot Springs Resort
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| Synonyms: |
Abutilon indicum sensu Mast. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual or biennial small herbaceous shrub, 0.75-1.5 m tall. Stems grey-green to olive, velvety, branched fro the base. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate-cordate, green, slightly paler below; margins coarsely serrate. Flowers in axillary on the main branches on long pedicels, 3-5.5 cm in diameter, yellow. Calyx lobes triangular to ovate lanceolate with a long pointed apex. Fruit depressed-spherical, 13 × 20 mm., stellate hairy. |
| Type location: |
São Tomé |
| Notes: | Flowers often remain closed on overcast days, opening very quickly when the sun comes out. |
| Derivation of specific name: | grandiflora: large flowered |
| Habitat: | On sandy or gravelly soils in dry areas of scrub, along river banks, pans and road sides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1200 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, São Tomé, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal SOuth Africa. Also in Madagascar. |
| FZ divisions: | MS,GI,M |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Gomalia elma elma (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 5 August 2009 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 2. Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 495 - 497. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 60. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 27. |
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