... may not be *H.hirtus.* it could well be *H. ovalifolius* as per Rohit ji and Devendra ji.
For proper understanding and confirmation, it will be interesting to note the colour of the flower fading during the day from pink to white (as put in the above attachment). Also, the flower shape and size is relatively different from *H. hirtus* as per illustration at eFlora ( http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=60081&flora_id=5 ) ... shows flower and leaves of *H. purpurues* (syn. *Hibiscus calycinus*, *Hibiscus ovalifolius*, *Hibscus calyphyllus*, *Urena ovalifolia*). What I have at http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314...@n00&q=Hibiscus+hirtus&m=text are *H. hirtus*; they are erect, and standing normally upto a height of 1 m, to sometimes 1.5 m I had never paid notice to "trailing herb, 30-50 cm high" described in Ingalhalikar ji's FOS, but fits very well to what is illustrated in Kehimkar ji's Common Indian Wild Flowers, pg. 40 About leaves, they are variable, and irregularly toothed. Regards. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2059527507/ On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 8:29 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Here are further feedbacks with attachments etc. as below: > > 1. "hello dear all, > > this the member of Malvaceae family namely *Hibiscus ovalifolius*. > > have a nice time > > best regards > -- > ROHITKUMAR M.PATEL > Junior Research Fellow > Gujarat Institute of DesertEcology > P.O.# 83,Opp.,Changleshwertemple, > Mundra road,Bhuj. > Kachchh- 370001 > Gujarat, India > E-mail:[email protected] <e-mail%[email protected]> > Mo.:- 09724337687" > > 2. " This is *Hibiscus ovalifolius*. It is shown in Flora of Indian > Desert. > With Regard > Devendra Bhardwaj" > > On going through FOS, p.184, I found *Hibiscus hirtus* to be a trailing > herb, 30-50 cm high, while my pictures were from a shrub of around 1 meter > high. Leaves are stated to be oblong, while it's ovate in my case. > Involucral bracts also appear quite small compared to pictures of Dinesh ji > at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/3070573874/ > > After going through all I also feel it to be *Hibiscus ovalifolius. *May > everybody > have a re-look pl.? > > 2009/4/4 Pravin Kawale <[email protected]> > > Hi, >> Flower of Hibiscus hirtus >> >> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 4:51 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 14/1/09 outside Qutab Shahi Tombs in Hyderabad. >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >>> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >>> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >>> >>> >>> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >>> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >>> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
