Abutilon striatum Dickson ex Lindley, Bot. Reg. Misc. Nat. 39. 1839; T.K. Paul &. Nayar in Fasc. Fl. India 19: 96.1988. Sida striata (Dickson ex Lindley) D. Dietr., Syn. Pl. 4: 852. 1847.

Shrubs, 1 - 2 m high; branchlets, petioles and pedicels densely stellate-hairy, rarely glabrous. Leaves 2 - 12 x 1 - 10 cm, orbicular to broadly ovate, cordate, 5 - 7-nerved at base, 3 - 5 lobed or parted; lobes deltoid, ovate or oblong, acute or acuminate at apex, coarsely crenate to serrate, scattered stellate and simple hairy above, stellate-hairy beneath; petioles 1 - 6 cm long; stipules 3 - 6 cm, linear. Flowers axillary, solitary, mostly nodding; pedicels 3 - 10 cm long. Calyx campanulate, slightly inflated at base; lobes 5 - 10 x 5 - 8 mm, deltoid, acute or slightly acuminate, stellate-tomentose on both surfaces, densely papillose at base inside. Petals orange or pink with purple veins, 2.5 - 4 x 2 - 3 cm, obliquely obovate. Staminal column as long as petals. Schizocarps 1.5 - 2 cm across, globular; mericarps 8 - 11, ca 15 x 6 mm, reniform, rounded at apex, 7 - 9-seeded.

Fl. & Fr. Jan. - April.

Distrib. India: Cultivated as an ornamental in the gardens, occasionally running wild in Cherrapunji hills (Meghalaya) and Nilgiri hills (Tamil Nadu).

Native of Central America.