Abutilon neilgherrense
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- August-March
How to identify Abutilon neilgherrense
Identify Abutilon neilgherrense by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Ordinary.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Abutilon neilgherrense.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Abutilon neilgherrense
- Genus
- Abutilon
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and scrub forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Kerala, Punjab, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Lakshadweep
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Ordinaryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Abutilon neilgherrense itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- அபுதிலோன்
- Telugu
- అబూటిలాన్
- Malayalam
- അബ്യൂടിലോൺ
About Abutilon neilgherrense
Abutilon neilgherrense belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana and 23 other states. It grows in deciduous forests and scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Abutilon neilgherrense belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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