Abutilon indicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Malveae
Genus: Abutilon
Sectio: A. sect. Abutilon
Series: Abutilon ser. Axilliflorae
Species: Abutilon indicum
Subspecies: A. i. subsp. albescens – A. i. subsp. indicum

Name

Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 1: 54 (1826).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Sida indica L., Cent. Pl. 2: 26 (1756).
Homotypic
- Abutilon elongatum Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 205 (1802), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Madeira (introduced).
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Rwanda (introduced).
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Chagos Archipelago, Comoros (introduced), Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iraq (introduced), Palestine.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Kazan-retto, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands (introduced), Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji (introduced), Gilbert Islands, Howland-Baker Islands, Nauru, Niue, Tokelau-Manihiki (introduced), Vanuatu.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Line Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands (introduced).
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas, Wake Island (introduced).
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (introduced).
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Islands, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Colombia, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Sweet, R. 1826. Hortus Britannicus: or a catalogue of plants cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain, arranged in natural orders. 492 pp. in 2 parts, London: J. Ridgway. Part I (pp. 1–240) Part II (pp. 241–492) Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Abutilon indicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 14. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Abutilon indicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Abutilon indicum. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Abutilon indicum. Accessed: 14 Oct 2023.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Abutilon indicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

தமிழ்: துத்தி

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