Malvaceae · Abutilon

Curly Herissantia

Abutilon crispum

Herb
Habit
Herb
Native to
India, Sri Lanka
Flowering
March-October

Plant Details

Scientific name
Abutilon crispum
Genus
Abutilon
Family
Malvaceae
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Scrub, dry deciduous forests, also roadsides
Habitat type
Forest, Scrub, Wasteland
Native to
India, Sri Lanka
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka, Malesia and America
Flowering & fruiting
March-October
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape
CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.The oval or heart-shaped leaves are up to 7 centimeters long with rippled edges. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf margin
Crisped/wavyrecorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Palmate venation leaf character
Venation
Palmate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Curly Herissantia itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Yellowrecorded
Flower arrangement
SolitaryrecordedA single flower borne alone, not in a cluster.The inflorescence is a solitary flower emerging from a , borne on a long-haired pedicel which is half erect and then jointed downward. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Solitary
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Curly Herissantia itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Curly Herissantia

Curly herissantia (Abutilon crispum) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a herb. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. It grows in scrub, dry deciduous forests, also roadsides. Flowering and fruiting run from March to October.

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Botanical family

Malvaceae

Mallow/Hibiscus family

Curly Herissantia belongs to the Malvaceae family.

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