Common name: Trailing Abutilon, Flowering Maple, Chinese Lanterns
Botanical name: Abutilon megapotamicum Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)
This is a very interesting flowering annual shrub. The blooms resemble small
brightly colored Chinese lanterns. The foliage is green with clear yellow
spotting. The pendulous bell-shaped flowers are red and yellow in color. The
oval leaves are bright green and heart-shaped at the base.
| Photographed in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. |
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