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Abutilon indicum
Also called Indian Abutilon, Indian Lantern Flower, Indian Mallow, Abutilon, India Abutilon
In Singapore: India Abutilon, Monkey Bush, 磨盘草 (Native to Singapore, Critically Endangered)
Abutilon indicum is a small shrub in the Mallow family, native to tropical and subtropical Asia and the Mascarenes, widely grown as an ornamental and used in traditional medicine. It thrives in warm, sunny conditions with moderate watering.
Abutilon indicum (Indian abutilon, Indian mallow) is a small shrub in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions. This plant is a valuable medicinal and ornamental plant, its roots and leaves being used for curing fevers. It has been widely introduced outside of its native range, and is considered invasive on certain tropical islands.
β-Sitosterol is present in A. indicum and a petroleum ether extract has larvicidal properties against the mosquito larvae Culex quinquefasciatus. A methanol extract of A. indicum has some antimicrobial properties.
The species occurs in a number of tropical and subtropical zones. An example occurrence is within parts of the Great Barrier Reef islands of the Coral Sea. It's also found in tropical zones in the Indian subcontinent, such as parts of Tamil Nadu.
Ko'oloa 'ula · Palmer's Indian mallow · Coastal Indian mallow · Velvetleaf · Indian mallow
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abutilon indicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
