Malvaceae
Asian Indian mallow
Abutilon auritum
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Abutilon
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- أبو طيلون ذهبي
- English
- Asian Indian mallow
Synonyms
- Abutilon atropurpureum (Blume) G.Don
- Abutilon guichenotianum Decne.
- Abutilon stipulare C.Presl
- Althaea atropurpurea Alef.
- Malva atropurpurea Noë ex Alef.
- Sida atropurpurea Blume
- Sida aurita Wall. ex Link
- Sida guichenotiana (Decne.) Steud.
- Sida macrostipula Zipp. ex Span.
- Sida stipularis (C.Presl) D.Dietr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: coenobita, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: coenobita, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: coenobita, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.