Scientific Name:	Abutilon x hybridum
Pronunciation:	uh-BEW-tih-lon HIB-rih-dum
Common Name:	Chinese lantern , parlour maple , flowering maple
Family Name:	Malvaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves usually lobed like a maple; flowers cup-shaped, about 5 cm wide; fruit rounded, capsule-like.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Upright Form: Round Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China (unknown but may involve A. pictus, A. darwinii, or A. striatum) Hardiness Rating: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Attract butterflies, Indoor plant, Summer interest Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown include A. 'White King' and A. 'Eric Lilac'. Compare to A. megapotamicum.

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Lobed, Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Palmate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Pubescent Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cordate Margins: Crenate

Inflorescence Type: Flowers clustered Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Campanulate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Orange, White, Pink, Red, Yellow Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Fruit Type: Aborted (hybrids) or absent, Schizocarp, Follicle Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Oct Additional Info: Fruit insignificant, Capsule-like: 13-20 segments that separate when ripe and then the mericarps split open like follicles to release seeds

Bark or Stem Colour: Brown

Pest Susceptibility:	Aphids or adelgids, Mites, Scale insects, Whitefly or psyllids, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant )

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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