Kanghi / Indian Mallow
Abutilon indicum subsp. guineensis
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- February-November
How to identify Kanghi
Identify Kanghi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Ordinary.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-November.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kanghi.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Ordinaryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kanghi itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kanghi itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कंघी Kanghi, बन कुकरा Ban kukra, बन कुइया Ban kuiya
- Bengali
- পোটারী Potari, দেশি পেটারি, পোটারী
- Tamil
- Paniyaratutti, துத்தி, துத்திக்கீரை
- Telugu
- Tuturabenda, దువ్వెన బెండ
- Kannada
- ಕಿಸಂಗಿ Kisangi, ಗಿಡುತಿಂಗಿ Gidutingi, ನೆಲದುರುವೆ Neladuruve
- Malayalam
- വെല്ലുരമ് Velluram, ഊരം, ഊർപ്പം
- Marathi
- पेटारी Petari, पेटारी
About Kanghi
Indian Mallow (Abutilon indicum subsp. guineensis) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It grows in scrub and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to November.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Kanghi belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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