Abutilon fraseri
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| Dwarf lantern-flower | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. fraseri |
| 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.
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]