Many thanks Shrikant ji for clarifications. >From what I read in Malvaceae of southern peninsular India<http://books.google.co.in/books?id=XhVI5BluzCUC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=Hibiscus+hispidissimus&source=bl&ots=aE-MiRtNjp&sig=OdzosTdY7yhyDZau1oWs1xZrVxw&hl=en&ei=fazTTIX7EIjBcZ-G1fsE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Hibiscus%20hispidissimus&f=false> ... *H. radiatus *comes in both colours (yellow as well as dark pink); *H. sabdariffa *comes in yellow with purplish centre, and I will try to understand about the involucre bracts found in various species and return to this post.
Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar < [email protected]> wrote: > Involucral bracts forked or with leafy appendages is the key character for > H. radiatus and this can be clearly seen in your pictures. Pls refrain from > photo tallying from internet. The dark pink flower should be H. sabdariffa > > > On Sunday, October 6, 2013 6:40:20 PM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> Shrikant ji ... on going through references for *H. radiatus*, the >> flower is consistently shown in dark pink colour. Please help. Any chance >> of *H. surattensis* ? >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 11:48 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thank you very much Shrikant ji for the clarity and the ID. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar < >>> shrikant.i...@gmail.**com> wrote: >>> >>>> H. radiatus. Pls note 8-10 forked inv bracts. H. hispidissimus is armed >>>> clinber. Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, October 2, 2013 8:21:42 PM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you very much Balkar ji for the appreciation. >>>>> Many many thanks Nayan ji for having same thoughts about the ID. >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Nayan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Dinesh ji, >>>>>> yes it looks like Hibiscus hispidissimus. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Nayan. >>>>>> ........................... >>>>>> N.S.Dungriyal IFS >>>>>> Chief Conservator of Forests (NPV) >>>>>> Satpura Bhawan >>>>>> Arera Hills >>>>>> Madhya Pradesh >>>>>> Mo - 09424790074 >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> *From:* Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>>>> *To:* efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.**com> >>>>>> *Sent:* Monday, 30 September 2013 11:29 PM >>>>>> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:166695] Hibiscus ¿ hispidissimus ? at >>>>>> Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: ... dense forests of >>>>>> Pachmarhi]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F10017192183%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzesKbB9_IVMlfvhwQEp8KkV0D7PdA> >>>>>> Pachmarhi ... about 3600 feet ft asl >>>>>> *Date / Time*: 18 SEP 13 at 08:37 AM ... *Altitude*: about 3568 ft >>>>>> asl >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> *Hibiscus* ¿ *hispidissimus* ? ... (family: Malvaceae) >>>>>> Dear friends, please validate the ID; >>>>>> *Habit*: sub-shrub, standing about a metre high >>>>>> *Habitat*: found growing in wild scrub, in town >>>>>> >>>>>> I am confused whether or not *H. hispidissimus*. >>>>>> [image: Hibiscus ¿ hispidissimus >>>>>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F9919613856%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzenMtiHdubJxQW5X2OjB95dXM0GaQ> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Hibiscus ¿ hispidissimus >>>>>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F9919562335%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfmkG9NSoQGfLufgvEd7Z8Gs76dAA> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Hibiscus ¿ hispidissimus >>>>>> ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F9919746473%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeXHmV7K52nJZ5VUjoAeTXxapvBbQ> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to indiantreepi...@**googlegroups.**com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]**. >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/**group**/indiantreepix<http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix> >>>>>> . >>>>>> For more options, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/**grou**ps/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to indiantreepi...@**googlegroups.**com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]**. >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/**group**/indiantreepix<http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix> >>>>>> . >>>>>> For more options, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/**grou**ps/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to indiantreepi...@**googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]**. >>>> Visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/**group/indiantreepix<http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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