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The Genus Abutilon (Malvaceae: Malvoideae) in India: A Taxonomic Revision and Insights from Micromorphology of Seeds
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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Nimbalkar, Varsha Vilasrao, Sardesai, Milind Madhav (2025): The Genus Abutilon (Malvaceae: Malvoideae) in India: A Taxonomic Revision and Insights from Micromorphology of Seeds. Systematic Botany (Basel, Switzerland) 49 (4): 708-742, DOI: 10.1600/036364424X17323182682753, URL: doi.org/10.1600/036364424x17323182682753 Abstract —This paper presents a taxonomic revision of the genus Abutilon in India, supported by detailed seed morphology.
Twelve species and two varieties are recognized from India and each described with their synonymy, nomenclature notes, illustrations, habitat specificity, geographical distribution, phenology, and specimens observed in various herbaria across India. A comprehensive key is provided for the identification of species and varieties. Lectotypes are designated for nine names including a second-step lectotype for A. fruticosum.
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Infraspecific taxa are reevaluated, resulting in the synonymization of A. bidentatum var. major, A. fruticosum var. chrysocarpa, and A. hirtum var. heterotrichum with their respective species. A. indicum subsp. guineense is reinstated as distinct species and A. pakistanicum is determined to be an excluded species. Throughout the study, seed micro-morphology is identified as a crucial tool for discriminating taxa at the interspecific and infraspecific levels.
The previously proposed infraspecific classification of A. indicum is invalidated in this study which is corroborated by morphology and distribution of the taxa. This study provides the first comprehensive taxonomic account of the genus Abutilon in India with discussion on fruit dehiscence.
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