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Callianthe megapotamica

Callianthe megapotamica

(A.Spreng.) A.St.-Hil. & Naudin
Farolito

Family: Malvaceae
Order: Malvales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Synonyms: Abutilon megapotamica.





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Abutilon megapotamicum or Callianthe megapotamica (trailing abutilon) is a species of Abutilon native to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It is a shrub growing to tall, with leaves long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The flowers are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4 cm long.

It is a popular ornamental plant in subtropical gardens or temperate gardens that experience mild winters. They bloom for months from summer to frost, and they decorate the plant with a profusion of blossoms resembling Chinese lanterns. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society´s Award of Garden Merit.

They are also known as flowering maple, Chinese lantern and parlour maple, in addition to trailing abutilon.

Source: Wikipedia, article Callianthe megapotamica. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 531228
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Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/08/2023
Jorge Iriberri



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
174621908/04/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresCiudad., Mar del PlataJorge Iriberri
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Callianthe megapotamica – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.