Sticky Indian Mallow
Abutilon ramosum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab & more
- Flowering
- April-September
How to identify Sticky Indian Mallow
Identify Sticky Indian Mallow by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Ordinary.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sticky Indian Mallow.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Abutilon ramosum
- Genus
- Abutilon
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Disturbed forest
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Ordinaryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sticky Indian Mallow 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.
About Sticky Indian Mallow
Sticky Indian Mallow (Abutilon ramosum) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and 8 other states. It grows in disturbed forest. Flowering and fruiting run from April to September.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Sticky Indian Mallow belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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