A reply: "Hello all teh abutilon species can easily be identified by the number of mericarps in the fruit.
1. Carpels 5.................................................................................A.persicum 1. carpels more than 10......................................................................2 2. carpels with distinct mucro..............................................................3 2. carpels without a mucro or obtuse.....................................................A. glaucum 3. Plant pilose with long silky hairs, carpels hairy ultimately shining......A. indicum ssp. guineense 3. Plant not as above, carpels densely hairy, ultimately shaggy (pic 3)...A. indicum ssp. indicum for abutilon persicum refer http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4356251230/ I think your first two pic is of Abutilon glaucum (cav) Sweet which is Abutilon pannosum (Forst.f.) Schlecht. http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=60117&flora_id=5 for Abutilon indicum ssp. indicum http://www.malvaceae.info/Genera/Abutilon/galleryS.html ALSO REFER THIS RESEARCH PAPER. I feel this may solve all teh confusion http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china//PDF/PDF12/Abutilon.pdf Regards Satish Pardeshi Consultant Taxonomist CDAC,Pune" On 12 March 2010 11:28, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for any assistance pl. in the matter. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: A.Sinha <[email protected]> > Date: 11 January 2010 00:09 > Subject: [indiantreepix:26216] abutilon sp ..... please comment > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > Greetings. > Attached are two Abutilon pics from outskirts of Bangalore. > I used the FlowersofIndia and ENVIS descriptions and find that A fits > into Abutilon indicum, althought I cannot rule out glaucum. > > Plant A had smaller and more deicate flowers, very velvety leaves, petals, > mildly hairy stems > The other (163...IMG) is a bigger , more robust plant, The other one , B, > with distinct maroon/purple centre and does not match any desc. very > fully > > So my doubts remain and i would appreciate an ID and some comments on > distinguishing the 3 species persicum glaucum and indicum. > > 1. FOI : A.persicum : "purple lines", whereas ENVIS gives A.indicum a > "purple centre". > 2. What is the significant difference between A. indicum and A, glaucum > ? ( and What is the 'ragged mallow ' referring to ? > > regrrds, > A. Sinha > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, > Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Efloraofindia: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
