Malvaceae FAMILY
Abutilon giganteum
Abutilon giganteum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Abutilon giganteum is a perennial plant with a somewhat woody stem that can persist. Sometimes herbaceous, especially in the cooler parts of its range, the plant can also become a shrub or a small tree up to 6 metres tall[ 382 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardens Vol. 52 Publication Author Publisher Missouro Botanical Garden Year 1965 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. Amongst other things, this issue contains parts of the Flora of Panama. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for the fibre from its stem.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, Venezuela, the Guyanas, through Mesoamerica to southern Mexico; Caribbean
HabitatDry or moist, brushy slopes, sometimes in wet thickets or in hedges, at elevations from 1,000 - 2,300 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].