Abutilon megapotamicum
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| Abutilon megapotamicum (Spreng.) St. Hil. & Naudin. |
Abutilon megapotamicum (Trailing Abutilon; syn. A. vexillarium) is a species of Abutilon native to Brazil. It is a shrub growing to 2.5 m tall, with leaves 5-8 cm long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The flowers are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4 cm long.
It is a popular ornamental plant in subtropical gardens.
[edit] References
- (Portuguese) LORENZI, H.; SOUZA, M.S. (2001) Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras. Plantarum ISBN 85-86714-12-7
