Abutilon lepidum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Abutilon |
Species: | A. lepidum
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Binomial name | |
Abutilon lepidum | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Sida lepida F.Muell. |
Abutilon lepidum is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. [1] It was first described in 1868 as Sida lepida by Ferdinand von Mueller, [2] [3] but was transferred to the genus, Abutilon, in 1980 by Andrew Stewart Mitchell. [2] [4] The species epithet, lepidum, comes from the Latin adjective, lepidus, which means pleasant, charming, or elegant. [5]
It is native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory. [2]