Kanghi / Indian Mallow
Abutilon indicum subsp. indicum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- July-April
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: July-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kanghi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Abutilon indicum subsp. indicum
- Genus
- Abutilon
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub and deciduous forests, also in wasteland
- Native to
- Tropics
- Distribution
- Tropics and subtropics of the world
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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. indicum) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It grows in scrub and deciduous forests, also in wasteland. Flowering and fruiting run from July to April.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Kanghi belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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