Karandi / Ragged Mallow
Abutilon pannosum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- October-June
How to identify Karandi
Identify Karandi 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 shape: Cordate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Ordinary.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Karandi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Abutilon pannosum
- Genus
- Abutilon
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and scrub jungle
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tropical Africa, Egypt
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.“Velvety, cordate base shaped leaves, with wooly appearance at the lower surfaces while the upper surface are somewhat scabrous.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- Ordinaryrecorded
- Leaf surface
- HirsuterecordedCovered in coarse, stiff, bristly hairs.“Velvety, cordate base shaped leaves, with wooly appearance at the lower surfaces while the upper surface are somewhat scabrous.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Karandi 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
- Marathi
- Karandi
About Karandi
Ragged Mallow (Abutilon pannosum) is a shrub in the Malvaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and 4 other states. It grows in deciduous forests and scrub jungle. Flowering and fruiting run from October to June.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Karandi belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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