Tuesday 18 June
Ragged mallow (Abutilon pannosum)
Ragged mallow fact file
- Description
- Biology
- Range
- Habitat
- Status
- Threats
- Conservation
- Find out more
- Glossary
- References
- Print factsheet
Ragged mallow description
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Malvales |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Genus | Abutilon (1) |
The ragged mallow (Abutilon pannosum) is a shrubby herb (3) with erect or spreading stems which branch out from the base. The stems are covered with yellow hairs (4).
The oval or heart-shaped leaves of this tall perennial shrub (2) (4) are velvety on both surfaces and have irregularly toothed edges (2) (3) (4).
The flowers of the ragged mallow are located on the ends of long stalks (4), and are either solitary (2) (4) or found in clusters (4). Each flower has five petals (4) which are approximately two centimetres long (2), and are either yellow (2) (4) or orange with a dark red to purple base (3).
The ragged mallow produces small, rounded fruits which have obvious ridges and furrows (2). Each fruit is densely packed with flat compartments, with one seed per section (4).
The brown (4), hairy (3) (4) seeds of the ragged mallow are usually kidney-shaped (2), and are just 2 to 2.5 millimetres long (2) (3).
- Size
- Height: 1 - 3 m (2)
More »
Top
Related species
Ragged mallow biology
The flowering period of the ragged mallow varies depending on location, but in the United Arab Emirates this species is known to flower between January and June (4).
TopRagged mallow range
The ragged mallow is found in tropical Africa (2), including Djibouti, Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, and across to West Africa and the Cape Verde Islands (3). This species also occurs in Asia (2) (3), where it is found in the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and India. In Pakistan, the ragged mallow is restricted to Sindh (2).
More »
Top
Species with a similar range
Ragged mallow habitat
Plantations and other cultivated areas are the preferred habitats of the ragged mallow. This species is also found along roadsides (4).
The ragged mallow is generally found at elevations of between 30 and 100 metres above sea level (3).
More »
Top
Species found in a similar habitat
Ragged mallow status
The ragged mallow has not yet been assessed by the IUCN Red List.
TopRagged mallow threats
There are currently no known threats to the ragged mallow.
TopRagged mallow conservation
As the ragged mallow is not thought to be at risk of extinction, there are currently no known conservation measures in place for this species.
TopFind out more
For more information about conservation in the Emirates:
-
The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi:
http://www.ead.ae/en -
WWF - Major environmental threats in the UAE:
http://uae.panda.org/about_the_uae/threats/
Authentication
This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk
Glossary
- Herb
- A small, non-woody, seed bearing plant in which all the aerial parts die back at the end of each growing season.
- Perennial
- A plant that normally lives for more than two years. After an initial period, the plant usually produces flowers once a year.
References
-
IUCN Red List (March, 2012)
http://www.iucnredlist.org/ -
Flora of Pakistan - Abutilon pannosum (March, 2012)
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250071404 -
JSTOR Plant Science - Abutilon pannosum (April, 2012)
http://plants.jstor.org/flora/flos000287 - Jongbloed, M.V.D. (2003) The Comprehensive Guide to the Wild Flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency, Abu Dhabi.
More »Related species
This species is featured in:
This species is featured in Jewels of the UAE, which showcases biodiversity found in the United Arab Emirates in association with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi.
Sign up to our newsletter
Get the latest wild news direct to your inbox.
Get involved
ARKive relies on its media donors to donate photos and videos. Can you help? There are plenty of other ways you can get involved too!
Saturday 15 June
Saturday 15 June
X
Close
Close
Image credit
Ragged mallow close up of flower
© Dr Helen Pickering
Helen Pickering
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew
United Kingdom
helen@hpickering.com
X
Close
Close
Link to this photo
Embed this ARKive thumbnail link by copying and pasting the code below.
Terms of Use - The displayed thumbnail may be used as a link from your website to ARKive's online content for private, scientific, conservation or educational purposes only. It may NOT be used within Apps.
Read more about
X
Close
Close
MyARKive
MyARKive offers the scrapbook feature to signed-up members, allowing you to organize your favourite ARKive images and videos and share them with friends.
X
Close
Close
Terms and Conditions of Use of Materials
Copyright in this website and materials contained on this website (Material) belongs to Wildscreen or its licensors.
Visitors to this website (End Users) are entitled to:
- view the contents of, and Material on, the website;
- download and retain copies of the Material on their personal systems in digital form in low resolution for their own personal use;
- teachers, lecturers and students may incorporate the Material in their educational material (including, but not limited to, their lesson plans, presentations, worksheets and projects) in hard copy and digital format for use within a registered educational establishment, provided that the integrity of the Material is maintained and that copyright ownership and authorship is appropriately acknowledged by the End User.
End Users shall not copy or otherwise extract, alter or manipulate Material other than as permitted in these Terms and Conditions of Use of Materials.
Additional use of flagged material
Green flagged material 
Certain Material on this website (Licence 4 Material) displays a green flag next to the Material and is available for not-for-profit conservation or educational use. This material may be used by End Users, who are individuals or organisations that are in our opinion not-for-profit, for their not-for-profit conservation or not-for-profit educational purposes. Low resolution, watermarked images may be copied from this website by such End Users for such purposes. If you require high resolution or non-watermarked versions of the Material, please contact Wildscreen with details of your proposed use.
Creative commons material
Certain Material on this website has been licensed to Wildscreen under a Creative Commons Licence. These images are clearly marked with the Creative Commons buttons and may be used by End Users only in the way allowed by the specific Creative Commons Licence under which they have been submitted. Please see http://creativecommons.org for details.
Any other use
Please contact the copyright owners directly (copyright and contact details are shown for each media item) to negotiate terms and conditions for any use of Material other than those expressly permitted above. Please note that many of the contributors to ARKive are commercial operators and may request a fee for such use.
Save as permitted above, no person or organisation is permitted to incorporate any copyright material from this website into any other work or publication in any format (this includes but is not limited to: websites, Apps, CDs, DVDs, intranets, extranets, signage, digital communications or on printed materials for external or other distribution). Use of the Material for promotional, administrative or for-profit purposes is not permitted.