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flowering maple Chinese lantern, or flowering maple (Abutilon ×hybridum).

abutilon

plant
Also known as: Abutilon, parlour maple
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abutilon, (genus Abutilon), genus of over 100 species of herbaceous plants and partly woody shrubs of the mallow family (Malvaceae) native to tropical and warm temperate areas. It includes several species used as houseplants and in gardens for their white to deep orange, usually nodding, five-petaled blossoms. Chinese lantern, also known as flowering maple (Abutilon ×hybridum), is planted outdoors in warm regions and grown in greenhouses elsewhere. It is a fast-growing shrub with attractive hanging...

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