abutilon

Description:

growing in my yard. Common names include Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern, Mallow, Indian Mallow, and Flowering Maple (for the maple-like leaves of some species, although the genus is not related to the true maples). The generic name Abutilon is attributed to the Scottish Botanist Philip Miller, who adapted the Arabic word aututilon used by Avicenna. Abutilon species are used as food plants by the larvae of some lepidoptera species including Yellow-banded Skipper (which feeds exclusively on A. avicennae) and Chionodes mariona.