Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Malvaceae
Abutilon muticum (Del. ex DC.) Sweet
(Syn: Sida mutica Del. ex DC.)
English name:
Local name: Kapohi, Akarri.
Description:
A perennial ever green shrub about 0.5-2 m tall. Leaves are hairy ovate or almost
round attached with long stalk. Stem stellate pubescent, flowers axillary, solitary or
fascicled; orange yellow. Fruit globose more than 25 segmented.
Flowering Period:
March to October.
Habitat:
Common in plains and hills in sandy soils, it occurs in plains
throughout Pakistan, very common in Sindh.
Distribution:
The plant is distributed in Tropical Africa, Arabia,
Pakistan and India.
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