Abutilon lepidum is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae.[1] It was first described in 1868 as Sida lepida by Ferdinand von Mueller,[2][3] but was transferred to the genus, Abutilon, in 1980 by Andrew Stewart Mitchell.[2][4] The species epithet, lepidum, comes from the Latin adjective, lepidus, which means pleasant, charming, or elegant.[5]

Abutilon lepidum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abutilon
Species:
A. lepidum
Binomial name
Abutilon lepidum
Synonyms[2]

Sida lepida F.Muell.

It is native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Abutilon lepidum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b c d "Abutilon lepidum (F.Muell.) A.S.Mitch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. ^ von Mueller, F. (1868). "MALVACEAE: Sida lepida". Fragmenta phytographiæ Australiæ. 6: 168.
  4. ^ Mitchell, A.S. (1980). "A new species in Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) and a new combination in Abutilon (Malvaceae)". Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 2 (4): 358.
  5. ^ "Plantillustrations: Epithet - lepidus". plantillustrations.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
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