Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Abutilon Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 4, 3, (1754)
Vernacular Name(s):
Chinese lantern; Flowering maple; Indian mallow; Parlour maple
Description
Annual to perennial herbs, shrubs, or trees. Lvs entire or toothed, lobed or not. Fls usually solitary and axillary or in axillary infls, rarely terminal; epicalyx 0; calyx evenly 5–(6)-toothed; petals spreading or tubular, usually obtuse. Style branches as many as loculi, filiform to clavate. Fr. of usually numerous, 3–9-seeded, often awned cells, arranged in a single flat whorl and dehiscing usually without separating from the central axis.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 4 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 5 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Miller, P. 1754: The Gardeners Dictionary. Vol. 3. Edition 4. London.
