Abutilon fraseri
| Dwarf lantern-flower | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. fraseri
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| Binomial name | |
| Abutilon fraseri | |
Abutilon fraseri commonly known as dwarf lantern-flower,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small shrub with yellow flowers.
Description[edit]
Abutilon fraseri is a small upright undershrub to 40 cm (16 in) high and covered with soft, short, star-shaped hairs and long simple hairs. The leaves are more or less circular to oval-shaped, 1.5–5 cm (0.59–1.97 in) long, heart-shaped at the base, margins roughly toothed, scalloped, rounded or almost pointed at the apex . The calyx about 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long, corolla yellow, 15 mm (0.59 in) long, lobes broadly lance-shaped and longer than the floral tube. Flowering occurs mostly in spring and summer and the usually 10 fruit are 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) in diameter and 7 mm (0.28 in) long, green and containing 2 seeds.[2][3]
Taxonomy and naming[edit]
Abutilon fraseri was first formally described in 1851 by Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers from an unpublished description by William Jackson Hooker and the description was published in Annales Botanices Systematicae.[4][5] The specific epithet (fraseri) is in honour of Malcolm Fraser.[6]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Dwarf lantern-flower grows in rocky situations in Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Abutilon fraseri". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Mitchell, A.S.; Norris, E.H. "Abutilon fraseri". PlantNET-NSW Flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Abutilon fraseri". eFloraSA-Electronic Flora of South Australia. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Walpers, Wilhelm (1851). Annales Botanices Systematicae. p. 158.
- ^ "Abutilon fraseri". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 259. ISBN 9780958034197.