✿Malvaceae · Abutilon
Madam / Persian Mallow
Abutilon persicum
UndershrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- October-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Abutilon persicum
- Genus
- Abutilon
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- South and Southeast Asia, Malesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Ordinaryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Madam 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
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟಬೆಂಡು ಗಿಡ bettabendu gida
- Malayalam
- തുത്തി tutti, തുത്തി, Abutilon persicum
- Marathi
- मदाम madam, मादाम
About Madam
Persian Mallow (Abutilon persicum) is a low shrub in the Malvaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 6 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Botanical family
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Madam belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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