Abutilon suna ne da ke nufin jinsin tsire-tsire masu zafi a cikin dangin mallow, Malvaceae. Wadannan tsire-tsire ana kiran su da mallow na Indiya, velvetleaf, ko fitilun Sinanci. Sunan "Abutilon" ya samo asali ne daga kalmar larabci 'abu-tilun', wanda ke nufin "uban siliki." Tsire-tsire a cikin wannan nau'in suna da daraja don furanni na ado da ganye, kuma ana amfani da wasu nau'in maganin gargajiya.