Biology:Abutilon oxycarpum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Abutilon oxycarpum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abutilon
Species:
A. oxycarpum
Binomial name
Abutilon oxycarpum
(F.Muell.) Benth.
Synonyms[1]

Sida oxycarpa F.Muell.

Abutilon oxycarpum, known as flannel weed,[2] straggly lantern-bush,[3] and small-leaved abutilon,[4] is a malvaceous plant native to eastern Australia. It is found on hillsides or floodplains on red sand and limestone.[2]

Flannel weed was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller as Sida oxycarpa in 1860.[5]

Description

It is a perennial herb growing up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) tall, but usually not exceeding 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in). It is sometimes taller, up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in).[6] The leaves of Abutilon oxycarpum are heart-shaped with fairly obvious veins. The leaf margins are toothed and slightly hairy and the stems are hairy.[4] It flowers from May to September or October.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17573051 entry