Abutilon incanum |
Abutilon permolle |
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hoary abutilon, Indian mallow, pelotazo, pelotazo chico |
coastal Indian mallow, velvety abutilon |
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Habit | Subshrubs, 1–2 m. | Shrubs, 1–2 m. |
Stems | erect, terete when young, minutely tomentulose. |
erect, softly stellate-pubescent, without simple hairs. |
Leaves | stipules subulate, 3 mm; petiole ca. 1/2 times as long as blade; blade concolorous, ovate, to 6 cm, longer than wide, base cordate, margins irregularly serrulate or crenate, apex acute or acuminate, surfaces densely tomentulose, obscured by pubescence. |
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 in open panicles. |
solitary flowers or terminal panicles. |
Flowers | calyx 3–5 mm, lobes not overlapping, spreading or somewhat reflexed in fruit, lanceolate-ovate; corolla reflexed, yellow or pink with dark red center, petals 4–6 mm; staminal column pubescent; style 5-branched. |
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. |
Seeds | 3 per mericarp, 2 mm, puberulent but appearing glabrous. |
3 per mericarp, 2 mm, papillate. |
Schizocarps | cask-shaped, not medially constricted, 7–9 × 6 mm; mericarps: apex acute or apiculate, surface tomentulose. |
± ovoid, 8–10 × 8–10 mm; mericarps: apex acute, hirsute. |
2n | = 14. |
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Abutilon incanum |
Abutilon permolle |
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Phenology | Flowering spring–fall. | Flowering year-round. |
Habitat | Open, arid habitats, hills and plains | Coastal areas, disturbed sites, often on limestone soil |
Elevation | 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CO; NM; HI; Mexico (Baja California, Sinaloa, Sonora)
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FL; Mexico; Central America; West Indies |
Discussion | Abutilon incanum is found in Baja California, Sinaloa, Sonora, adjacent Arizona, and disjunctly in Hawaii, where it is considered to be native. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Abutilon permolle is restricted primarily to the four southernmost counties of Florida with an additional collection from Manatee County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 224. | FNA vol. 6, p. 226. |
Parent taxa | Malvaceae > subfam. Malvoideae > Abutilon | Malvaceae > subfam. Malvoideae > Abutilon |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Sida incana | Sida permollis |
Name authority | (Link) Sweet: Hort. Brit., 53. (1826) | (Willdenow) Sweet: Hort. Brit., 53. (1826) |
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