Abutilon indicum(L.) Sweet

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WFO wfo-0000511989 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Abutilon indicum, photographed by Augustin Soulard
fig. a Augustin Soulard, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-03-09 / obs. 182724189
Abutilon indicum, photographed by 葉子
fig. b 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 184833082
Abutilon indicum, photographed by 葉子
fig. c 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 184801997
Abutilon indicum, photographed by 葉子
fig. d 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 179913474
Abutilon indicum, photographed by 葉子
fig. e 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 179912656
Abutilon indicum, photographed by Paulmathi Vinod
fig. f Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 175020530
Abutilon indicum, photographed by 雲一百香果
fig. g 雲一百香果, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174228656
Abutilon indicum, photographed by 林嘉恩
fig. h 林嘉恩, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 165300647

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Native range 47 botanical countries

Regions where Abutilon indicum is native: Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Afghanistan, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Kazan-retto, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Palestine, Taiwan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, Caroline Is., Gilbert Is., Howland-Baker Is., Marianas, Nauru, Vanuatu AfghanistanChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanOmanPalestineTaiwanAssamBangladeshBorneoCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNepalPakistanPhilippinesSri LankaSulawesiThailandVietnamWest HimalayaNorthern TerritoryQueenslandWestern Australia MauritiusRéunionRodriguesNansei-shotoAndaman Is.Laccadive Is.MaldivesNicobar Is.South China SeaCaroline Is.Howland-Baker Is.MarianasNauruVanuatu
Native distribution of Abutilon indicum, 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. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Assam ASS
Bangladesh BAN
Borneo BOR
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laccadive Is. LDV
Laos LAO
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maldives MDV
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Nicobar Is. NCB
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
South China Sea SCS
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH
Kazan-retto KZN
Nansei-shoto NNS
Ogasawara-shoto OGA
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Taiwan TAI
Caroline Is. CRL PACIFIC
Gilbert Is. GIL
Howland-Baker Is. HBI
Marianas MRN
Nauru NRU
Vanuatu VAN
Mauritius MAU AFRICA
Réunion REU
Rodrigues ROD
Northern Territory NTA AUSTRALASIA
Queensland QLD
Western Australia WAU

Not drawn on the map: Kazan-retto, Ogasawara-shoto, Gilbert Is.. We hold no public-domain boundary for these regions, so they are listed rather than guessed at.

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 38 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 albescens Miq.
  • Abutilon album Hill
  • Abutilon arborescens Medik.
  • Abutilon asiaticum (L.) Sweet
  • Abutilon asiaticum var. albescens (Miq.) Fosberg
  • Abutilon asiaticum var. subasperum Fosberg
  • Abutilon asiaticum var. supraviride Fosberg
  • Abutilon badium S.A.Husain & Baquar
  • Abutilon cavaleriei H.Lév.
  • Abutilon croizatianum Moscoso
  • Abutilon cunninghamii Benth.
  • Abutilon cysticarpum Hance
  • Abutilon elongatum Moench
  • Abutilon frutescens Medik.
  • Abutilon hirsutissimum Moench
  • Abutilon indicum var. albescens (Miq.) Borss.Waalk.
  • Abutilon indicum var. asiaticum (L.) Griseb.
  • Abutilon indicum var. indicum
  • Abutilon indicum var. populifolium (Lam.) Wight & Arn.
  • Abutilon indicum var. welwitschii Baker f.
  • Abutilon leiospermum Griseb.
  • Abutilon populifolium (Lam.) Sweet
  • Abutilon pubescens (Cav.) Urb.
  • Abutilon subpapyraceum Hochr.

and 14 more.

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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