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| Abutilon megapotamicum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. megapotamicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Abutilon megapotamicum (Spreng.) St. Hil. & Naudin.
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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 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) tall, with leaves 5–8 centimetres (2.0–3.1 in) long, ovate to shallowly three-lobed. The flowers are orange-yellow with a red base, with five petals about 4 centimetres (1.6 in) long.
It is a popular ornamental plant in subtropical gardens. They bloom for months from summer to frost, and they decorate the plant with a profusion of blossoms resembling Chinese lanterns.
They are also known as flowering maple, Chinese lantern and parlour maple, in addition to trailing abutilon.