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abutilon
plant
Also known as: Abutilon, parlour maple
flowering maple
- Related Topics:
- Malvaceae
- velvetleaf
- Chinese lantern
- redvein flowering maple
- trailing abutilon
abutilon, (genus Abutilon), genus of over 100 species of herbaceous plants and partly woody shrubs of the mallow family (Malvaceae) native to tropical and warm temperate areas. It includes several species used as houseplants and in gardens for their white to deep orange, usually nodding, five-petaled blossoms. Chinese lantern, also known as flowering maple (Abutilon ×hybridum), is planted outdoors in warm regions and grown in greenhouses elsewhere. It is a fast-growing shrub with attractive hanging flowers. Another species, sometimes known as redvein flowering maple (A. pictum), is a handsome variegated-leaf shrub reaching a height of 4.5 metres (15 feet) and ...(100 of 156 words)