Malvaceae
Abutilon
Abutilon grandiflorum

Abutilon grandiflorum var. iringense Verdc.

First published in Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Malv.: 141 (2009)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is SW. Tanzania. It is an annual or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Malvaceae, Bernard Verdcourt & Geoffrey Mwachala. Pavonia, B Verdcourt; Kosteletzkya, OJ Blanchard Jr.; Gossypium, P Fryxell & B Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009

Type
Typus: Tanzania, Iringa District: Msembe–Mdonya road, Richards 17360 (K!, holo.)
Morphology Stem
Stems with dense shortly spreading pubescence
Morphology Leaves
Leaf blades slightly but distinctly trilobed towards the apex; calyx lobes 5.5–9 × 4–8 mm, not overtopping the mericarps.
Ecology
Open Acacia tortilis wooded grassland, Acacia woodland and riverine thicket; 700–1050 m
Distribution
Flora districts: T7 Range: Not known elsewhere
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0