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Abutilon persicum
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Abutilon persicum (Burm.f.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 19: 364. 1921; Borss., Blumea 14: 163. 1966; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 86. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 74. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 25. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 60. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 78. 1990; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 269. 1993; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 34. 1995; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 201. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 58. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 36. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 80. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 26. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 80. 2005; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 381. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 147. 2009.
Sida persica Burm.f., Fl. Ind. 148. 1768.
Sida polyandra Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 173. 1832.
Abutilon polyandrum (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Wight, Cat. 12. 1833, non G. Don 1831; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 325. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 91(65). 1915.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Thuththi, Persian Mallow
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Pubescent herbs or subshrubs. Lower leaves ovate-cordate, to 15 cm long; upper ovate to lanceolate, crenate-dentate, velutinous below and glabrescent above, basally 5-9 nerved. Flowers 3.5-4.5 cm across. Petals yellow, obovate. Mericarps 5, puberulous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-April
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District(s):
Wayanad, Palakkad, Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Dhoni R. F., Vengoli, Pathenthode, Aruvanpara, Upper Moozhiar, Mannarappara, Panathur, Taliparamba, Begur, Tirunalli, Karivara slopes, Mukkali forests, Pottikkal forest, Nellikuth, Nadugani ghats, Ariankavu, Thenmalai
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