Abutilon mollicomum

(Willdenow) Sweet

Hort. Brit., 54. 1826.

Common names: Pintapán cimarrón
Illustrated
Basionym: Sida mollicoma Willdenow Enum. Pl., 725. 1809
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 224. Mentioned on page 221.

Shrubs, 1–2 m. Stems erect, prominently hirsute, with simple hairs 2–4 mm. Leaves: stipules subulate, 5–9 mm; petiole subequal to blade, prominently hirsute; blade markedly discolorous, broadly ovate or 3–5-angulate, mostly 10–20 cm, ± as long as wide, base cordate, margins irregularly crenate-serrate, apex acuminate, surfaces minutely stellate-pubescent.


Phenology: Flowering late summer.
Habitat: Open desert habitats, along water courses
Elevation: 500–2200 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Guerrero), Mexico (Oaxaca), Mexico (Sonora), Mexico (Veracruz)

Discussion

Abutilon mollicomum occurs principally in Chihuahua and Sonora and in adjacent Arizona and New Mexico.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Abutilon mollicomum"
acuminate +
Paul A. Fryxell† +  and Steven R. Hill +
(Willdenow) Sweet +
cordate +
Sida mollicoma +
asymmetric +  and symmetric +
discolorous +
3-5-angulate +  and ovate +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
not inflated +
not accrescent +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
Pintapán cimarrón +
pinkish +, orange +  and yellow +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +, Mexico (Guerrero) +, Mexico (Oaxaca) +, Mexico (Sonora) +  and Mexico (Veracruz) +
500–2200 m +
sparse;copious +
pistillate +  and staminate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
not setose +  and hairy +
cylindric +, cask--shaped +, oblate +, ovoid +, globose +  and not inflated +
Open desert habitats, along water courses +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
axillary +  and terminal +
tough-fibrous +
connate +  and distinct +
simple +, stipulate +, sessile +, subsessile +  and petiolate +
distichous +  and alternate +
acuminate +, cordate +, ovate +, lanceolate +  and not ribbed +
wedge--shaped +
3-40-carpellate +
adnate +  and distinct +
subequal +
Flowering late summer. +
Hort. Brit., +
puberulent +
scabridulous +
turbinate +
persistent +
Illustrated +
sessile +  and subsessile +
exserted +  and included +
filiform +, linear +  and capitate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
5-25-branched +
stellate-pubescent +
Mallow +
Abutilon mollicomum +
Abutilon +
species +
monoecious +, dioecious +  and hermaphroditic +