Abutilon hirtum(Lam.) Sweet

Florida Keys Indian mallow

WFO wfo-0000511971 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Abutilon hirtum, photographed by Paulmathi Vinod
fig. a Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-01-29 / obs. 177757386
Abutilon hirtum, photographed by Haneesh K M
fig. b Haneesh K M, CC0 1.0 / obs. 174377662
Abutilon hirtum, photographed by Paulmathi Vinod
fig. c Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 186696009
Abutilon hirtum, photographed by Haneesh K M
fig. d Haneesh K M, CC0 1.0 / obs. 161918575
Abutilon hirtum, photographed by Haneesh K M
fig. e Haneesh K M, CC0 1.0 / obs. 157914545
Abutilon hirtum, photographed by Haneesh K M
fig. f Haneesh K M, CC0 1.0 / obs. 136941339
Abutilon hirtum, photographed by P Jeganathan
fig. g P Jeganathan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 112512904
Abutilon hirtum, photographed by Haneesh K M
fig. h Haneesh K M, CC0 1.0 / obs. 141490722

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Native range 35 botanical countries

Regions where Abutilon hirtum is native: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, China South-Central, Iran, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam AngolaBotswanaBurundiCameroonCaprivi StripChadDjiboutiDR CongoEritreaEthiopiaKenyaMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaNorthern ProvincesRwandaSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaUgandaZimbabweChina South-CentralIranOmanPalestineSaudi ArabiaYemenBangladeshIndiaMyanmarPakistanSri LankaThailandVietnam
Native distribution of Abutilon hirtum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Botswana BOT
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Caprivi Strip CPV
Chad CHA
Djibouti DJI
DR Congo ZAI
Eritrea ERI
Ethiopia ETH
Kenya KEN
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Rwanda RWA
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Uganda UGA
Zimbabwe ZIM
Bangladesh BAN ASIA-TROPICAL
India IND
Myanmar MYA
Pakistan PAK
Sri Lanka SRL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
Iran IRN
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Yemen YEM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 12 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Abutilon graveolens (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Wight & Arn.
  • Abutilon graveolens var. hirtum (Lam.) Mast.
  • Abutilon graveolens var. queenslandicum Domin
  • Abutilon heterotrichum Hochst. ex Mattei
  • Abutilon hirtum var. heterotrichum (Hochst. ex Mattei) Cufod.
  • Abutilon indicum var. hirtum (Lam.) Griseb.
  • Abutilon kotschyi Hochst.
  • Abutilon lugardii Hochr. & Schinz
  • Napaea incurva Moench
  • Sida beloere L'Hér.
  • Sida graveolens Roxb. ex Hornem.
  • Sida hirta Lam.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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