Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Biennial to perennial herbs or
shrubs, usually with stellate hairs. Leaves petiolate, usually ± ovate with a cordate base. Flowers yellow, orange or
apricot. Epicalyx 0. Fruit of (5-)10-c.40 mericarps arranged round a central axis; (1-)2-3(-9)
seeded.
Not an easy genus to name. As in Sida it is ± essential to
have ripe mericarps.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Abutilon Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=935
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
