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Abutilon megapotamicum subsp. var.

Trailing Abutilon, Chinese lantern

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Malvaceae >

Abutilon

megapotamicum

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Abutilon megapotamicum (Trailing Abutilon; syn. A. vexillarium) is a species of Abutilon native to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It is a shrub growing to 2.5 m tall, with leaves 5–8 cm long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The flowers are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4 cm long.

It is a popular ornamental plant in subtropical gardens.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Abutilon megapotamicum, St. Hil. & Naud. (A. vexillarium, Morr.). Drooping habit: lvs. rather small, lance-ovate, acuminate, sharp-serrate: fls. 2—3 in. long, on short drooping stalks, the long calyx bright red, the protruding petals lemon-yellow, the column of stamens conspicuously protruding. Brazil, etc.—A strikingly handsome species, particularly for baskets and vases, apparently less seen than formerly. There is a variegated-lvd. variety. Generally misspelled mesapotamicum. Megapotamicum means "big river," signifying here the Rio Grande. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Varieties

'Variegatum' - heavily yellow-mottled leaves^AH

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References

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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-'''''Abutilon megapotamicum''''' ('''Trailing Abutilon'''; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''A. vexillarium'') is a species of ''[[Abutilon]]'' native to [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]]. It is a [[shrub]] growing to 2.5 m tall, with [[leaf|leaves]] 5–8&nbsp;cm long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The [[flower]]s are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4&nbsp;cm long.
+'''''Abutilon megapotamicum''''' ('''Trailing Abutilon'''; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''A. vexillarium'') is a species of ''[[Abutilon]]'' native to [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]]. It is a [[shrub]] growing to 2.5 m tall, with [[leaf|leaves]] 5–8 cm long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The [[flower]]s are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4 cm long.
 It is a popular [[ornamental plant]] in subtropical [[garden]]s.