''Abutilon persicum'' is a large erect shrub, growing up to 1–2 m high. The stem yields a long and silky fibre which can be used to make rope. It prefers moist

deciduous In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, a ...

and

semi-evergreen Semi-deciduous or semi-evergreen is a botanical term which refers to plants that lose their foliage for a very short period, when old leaves fall off and new foliage growth is starting. This phenomenon occurs in tropical and sub-tropical woody spe ...

forests.

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persicum Taxa named by Nicolaas Laurens Burman {{Malveae-stub