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[[File:Abutilon persicum (Burm.f.) Merr. (6781264049).jpg|thumb|right|''Bettabende'', ''Abutilon persicum'']]
'''Abutilon persicum''' is a large erect shrub with large rounded heart shaped leaves , growing upto 2 up to 1–2 m tall with beautiful yellow flowers borne at the tophigh. The stem yields a long and silky fibre which can be used to make rope. It can be found growing in roadside clearings and open areas in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests of the [[Western ghats]] and other parts of India and south-east Asia excluding the cold regions.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Kidney gravel}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Toothaches}}, {{Uses|Abscesses}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Bettabende gidaಬೆಟ್ಟದಬೆಂಡೆ, Bettadabende|ml=Tutti|sa=Atibala|ta=Veli-t-tutti |te=|hi=|en=Persian Indian Mallow}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves pubescent, lower leaves ovate-cordate, to 15 cm long; upper ovate to lanceolate, crenate-dentate, velutinous below and glabrescent above, basally 5-9 nerved. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexual|3.5 - 4.5 cm across|Yellow|Many| Petals yellow, obovate. FLowering starts post monsoon, November to April}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Mericarp||Mericarps 5|Puberulous|Fruiting: November to May}}
===Other features===
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Abutilon persicum (Burm.f.) Merr. (31279217465).jpg|Whole plant
File:Abutilon persicum (Burm.f.) Merr. (5360648752).jpg|Buds
File:Abutilon persicum (Burm.f.) Merr. (16100039149).jpg|At road side
File:Abutilon persicum at Peravoor (5).jpg|Flower
File:Abutilon persicum 1.jpg|Flowers
File:Abutilon persicum (Burm.f.) Merr. (16286025685).jpg|Capsule
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Leaf">[FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2http://keralaplants.0, N.SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"in/ Botanic description]</ref> <ref name="Common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/risearch/search.php?query=abutilon+persicum&stpos=0&stype=AND "Vernacular names]</ref><ref name="]Uses">Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 31</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutilon_persicum Abutilon persicum on wikipedia.org]
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330437519_A_new_variety_of_Abutilon_persicum_Malvaceae_from_southern_Eastern_Ghats_India Abutilon persicum on researchgate.net] [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228570 Abutilon persicum on indiabiodiversity.org]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/m/malvaceae/abutilon/abutilon-persicum Abutilon persicum on google.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]][[Category:ShrubAyurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]][[Category:Malvaceae]]
