Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet

 
  • Family : MALVACEAE
    (Mallow Or Hibiscus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GURHAL FAMILY (गुड़हल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Basionym : Sida hirta Lam.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Abutilon hirtum (Lam.)Sweet
  • Common name : Hairy Indian Mallow
  • Vernacular name :
    • Barkanghi (Hindi)
    • Hetutti (Kannada)
    • Vadattuti (Tamil)
    • Bela benda (Telugu)
    • Barkanghi (Marathi)
    • Oorakam (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub or Undershrub
  • Comments / notes : Occurs in scrub forests and hilly plains, sometimes as a weed in wasteland.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy
  • Collection Nos : FAP 40063
  • Collection Locality : Mobbuchintalapalle, Kadapa district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district, Anantapur district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Ballari district, Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, Dharwad district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Raichur district, Bidar district, Davanagare district, Tumakuru district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Kalhandi district, Mayurbhanj district, Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Chad, China, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sud
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Chad, China, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Saldanha, 1984
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Davanagere
    • N.P. Singh & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharastra vol 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Abutilon hirtum. Downloaded on 4 December 2024.

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