Abutilon indicum seeds grow into the Indian mallow — a spreading shrub native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of the Indian subcontinent, extending through tropical Asia and Africa, and naturalised pantropically. Described by (L.) Sweet (Linnaeus named it; Sweet established the current combination). The epithet indicum means 'from India'. A soft-stemmed, branching shrub to 1.5–2 m, with large, velvety, heart-shaped to rounded-lobed leaves and producing small yellow-orange bell-shaped flowers in the leaf axils throughout the warm season. One of the most important traditional medicinal plants in Ayurveda, documented across a vast range of applications; the fibrous stems are used for rope-making. Fruit capsule distinctive, with 15–25 hairy mericarps. Family Malvaceae.Full sun to partial shade; adaptable to a wide range of tropical and subtropical soils; drought-tolerant. Fast-growing; thrives in disturbed ground and dry tropical conditions. 'Indicum' = from India; (L.) Sweet; Ayurvedic medicine — one of the most used medicinal plants in South Asian traditional medicine Fibrous stems for rope-making; 15–25 hairy mericarps; small yellow-orange axillary flowers; naturalised pantropically Indian Subcontinent, tropical Asia, Africa — seasonally dry tropical biome; wide natural and naturalised range Genus Abutilon: ~200 species; pantropical; flowering maples; Family Malvaceae; Order Malvales Full sun/partial shade; wide range of soils; drought-tolerant; warm tropical/subtropical; Malvaceae Abutilon indicum — the Indian mallow — is one of the most medicinally versatile plants in the Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia, its long history of traditional use across the Indian subcontinent and beyond making it one of the most culturally and botanically significant members of its genus, as useful as it is ornamental in the warm-climate garden.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
