Biology:Abutilon oxycarpum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Abutilon oxycarpum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. oxycarpum
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| Binomial name | |
| Abutilon oxycarpum (F.Muell.) Benth.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sida oxycarpa F.Muell. | |
Abutilon oxycarpum, known as flannel weed,[2] straggly lantern-bush,[3] and small-leaved abutilon,[4] is a malvaceous plant native to eastern Australia. It is found on hillsides or floodplains on red sand and limestone.[2]
Flannel weed was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller as Sida oxycarpa in 1860.[5]
Description
It is a perennial herb growing up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) tall, but usually not exceeding 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in). It is sometimes taller, up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in).[6] The leaves of Abutilon oxycarpum are heart-shaped with fairly obvious veins. The leaf margins are toothed and slightly hairy and the stems are hairy.[4] It flowers from May to September or October.[2]
References
- ↑ "Abutilon oxycarpum". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1203827-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Abutilon oxycarpum" (in en). FloraBase. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4902.
- ↑ "Abutilon oxycarpum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.". National Herbarium of NSW. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Abutilon~oxycarpum.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Abutilon oxycarpum (MALVACEAE) Small-leaved Abutilon". http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=404.
- ↑ "Abutilon oxycarpum". International Plant Names Index. https://beta.ipni.org/n/1203827-2.
- ↑ Harden), Gwen J. (Gwen (2006). Rainforest trees and shrubs : a field guide to their identification in Victoria, New South Wales and subtropical Queensland using vegetative features. McDonald, W. J. F., Williams, J. B.. Nambucca Heads, N.S.W.: Gwen Harden Pub. ISBN 0977555305. OCLC 143905951. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/143905951.
Wikidata ☰ Q17573051 entry
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