Abutilon cryptopetalum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. cryptopetalum
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Abutilon cryptopetalum is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a small, upright shrub with yellow or cream-white flowers and variable shaped grey-green leaves and grows in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Description
[edit]Abutilon cryptopetalum is an upright, under-story shrub to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high with blue-green soft cobweb like hairs and stems sometimes reddish. The leaves are more or less circular to oval or lance-shaped, 1.5–7 cm (0.59–2.76 in) long, heart-shaped at the base, margins roughly toothed and soft. The corolla is light yellow or cream-white, 10 mm (0.39 in) long, calyx 10 mm (0.39 in) long, lobes small, wide and tapering to a point. Flowering occurs in spring and the fruit has about 10 segments, 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in) in diameter and 10 mm (0.39 in) long.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]This species was first described in 1860 by Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the name Sida cryptopetala.[4][5] In 1863 George Bentham changed the name to Abutilon cryptopetalum from an unpublished name change by Mueller and the description was published in Flora Australiensis.[4][6] The specific epithet (cryptopetalum) means "hidden petals".[7]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species grows on sandy gravel, near creeks, plains and rocky loam in New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[2][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Abutilon cryptopetalum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b Mitchell, A.S; Norris, E.H. "Abutilon cryptopetalum". PlantNET-NSW Flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Abutilon cryptopetalum". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Abutilon cryptopetalum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860). "MALVACEAE: sida cryptopetala". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 2 (11): 11.
- ^ Bentham, George (1863). Flora Australiensis. Vol. v. 1. London. p. 201.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 178. ISBN 9780958034197.
- ^ Hollister and K.R. Thiele, C.; Thiele, K.R. "Abutilon cryptopetalum". Florabase-the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 1 November 2023.