Ghanti-Mudra / Bell Mallow
Abutilon ranadei
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- November-January
How to identify Ghanti-Mudra
Identify Ghanti-Mudra 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.
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ghanti-Mudra.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Abutilon ranadei
- Genus
- Abutilon
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (CR)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Ordinaryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ghanti-Mudra itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ghanti-Mudra itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- Ghanti-Mudra, Son-Ghanta, सोनघंटा
About Ghanti-Mudra
A member of the Malvaceae family, Bell Mallow (Abutilon ranadei) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from November to January.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Ghanti-Mudra belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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