To me this looks like Abutilon indicum, owing to the soft indumentum (hairs on stems long but seemingly weak) and overall appearance of plant. As you said, the petals lack emargination. I may be wrong. But if you have recorded the number of mericarps, then it may be easy to fix the id. A. hirtum has 25, whereas it is less in A. indicum.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 2:39 AM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > Gibyji, the indumentum, stipules and leaf structure confirms this plant as > *A. hirtum*, but the petals lack emarginate character > > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Many thanks Gibyji and HSji for the identification and key. >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Giby Kuriakose >> <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Stipules lanceolate. >>> Branches, petioles and pedicels with dense-spreading hairs. >>> >>> Leaves orbicular-ovate, serrulate or denticulate >>> Abutilon hirtum var. >>> hirtum<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242300181> >>> Leaves >>> ovate, coarsely, irregularly and deeply serrate *Abutilon hirtum var. >>> heterotrichum*<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250071394> >>> Hence I think this is *Abutilon hirtum* var. *heterotrichum** >>> >>> * >>> e reference; >>> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200013674 >>> >>> Regards >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> On 9 September 2011 11:54, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> i think its A. hirtum and not indicum >>>> >>>> regards,, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Name: *Abutilon indicum* (L.) Sweet >>>>> Family: Malvaceae >>>>> Tamil name: Thuthi >>>>> >>>>> Date: 05 Dec 2009 >>>>> Location: Sathyamangalam RF, closer to Bhavanisagar dam >>>>> Altitude: c. 250 ASL >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Muthu Karthick, N >>>>> Care Earth Trust >>>>> #15, second main road, >>>>> Thillai ganga nagar, >>>>> Chennai - 600 061 >>>>> Mob: 0091 96268 33911 >>>>> www.careearthtrust.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> - H.S. >>>> >>>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >>>> of stone >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>> Royal Enclave, >>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>> Bangalore- 560064 >>> India >>> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Care Earth Trust >> #15, second main road, >> Thillai ganga nagar, >> Chennai - 600 061 >> Mob: 0091 96268 33911 >> www.careearthtrust.org >> >> > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > >
