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'''''Abutilon megapotamicum''''' ('''Trailing Abutilon'''; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''A. vexillarium'') is a species of ''[[Abutilon]]'' native to [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]]. It is a [[shrub]] growing to 2.5 m tall, with [[leaf|leaves]] 5–8&nbsp;cm long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The [[flower]]s are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4&nbsp;cm long.
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It is a popular [[ornamental plant]] in subtropical [[garden]]s.
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Abutilon megapotamicum, St. Hil. & Naud. (A. vexillarium, Morr.). Drooping habit: lvs. rather small, lance-ovate, acuminate, sharp-serrate: fls. 2—3 in. long, on short drooping stalks, the long calyx bright red, the protruding petals lemon-yellow, the column of stamens conspicuously protruding. Brazil, etc.—A strikingly handsome species, particularly for baskets and vases, apparently less seen than formerly. There is a variegated-lvd. variety. Generally misspelled mesapotamicum. Megapotamicum means "big river," signifying here the Rio Grande.
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Abutilon megapotamicum, St. Hil. & Naud. (A. vexillarium, Morr.). Fig. 66. Drooping habit: lvs. rather small, lance-ovate, acuminate, sharp-serrate: fls. 2—3 in. long, on short drooping stalks, the long calyx bright red, the protruding petals lemon-yellow, the column of stamens conspicuously protruding. Brazil, etc. B.M. 5717. Gn. 37:274. J.H. III. 18:359.—A strikingly handsome species, particularly for baskets and vases, apparently less seen than formerly. There is a variegated-lvd. variety. Generally misspelled mesapotamicum. Megapotamicum means "big river," signifying here the Rio Grande.
 
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
Cultivation
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 8 to 10.5
Flower features: ❀ red, orange, yellow
Scientific Names

Malvaceae >

Abutilon >

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Abutilon megapotamicum (Trailing Abutilon; syn. A. vexillarium) is a species of Abutilon native to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. 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.


Read about Abutilon megapotamicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Abutilon megapotamicum, St. Hil. & Naud. (A. vexillarium, Morr.). Drooping habit: lvs. rather small, lance-ovate, acuminate, sharp-serrate: fls. 2—3 in. long, on short drooping stalks, the long calyx bright red, the protruding petals lemon-yellow, the column of stamens conspicuously protruding. Brazil, etc.—A strikingly handsome species, particularly for baskets and vases, apparently less seen than formerly. There is a variegated-lvd. variety. Generally misspelled mesapotamicum. Megapotamicum means "big river," signifying here the Rio Grande. CH


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Varieties

  • 'Variegatum' - heavily yellow-mottled leavesAH

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