Dear Arati ji, The plant in the attached photo is ................. *Abelmoschus manihot* (Linnaeus) Medikus, Malvenfam. 46. 1787. [Family: Malvaceae]
Herbs annual or perennial, 1-2 m tall, most parts long simple-hispid and minutely simple- or few-rayed pubescent. Stipules linear-lanceolate, sometimes 2 on each side of petiole, 1-1.5 cm; petiole 6-18 cm; leaf blade palmately 5-9-lobed, 15-30 cm in diam., lobes oblong-lanceolate, sometimes ± pinnately lobed, 8-18 × 1-6 cm, sparsely long hispid on both surfaces, margin robustly, obtusely serrate. Flowers solitary, subapical and forming terminal raceme; pedicel 1.5-4 cm. Epicalyx lobes 4 or 5, ovate-lanceolate, 15-25 × 4-5 mm, sparsely long hispid. Calyx spathaceous, minutely 5-lobed, nearly entire, longer than epicalyx, puberulent only, not hispid, caducous at fruiting. Corolla yellow with purple center, ca. 12 cm in diam. Staminal column 1.5-2.5 cm; anthers nearly sessile. Stigma purple-black, spatulate-disk-shaped. Capsule ovoid-ellipsoid, 4-5 × 2.5-3 cm, densely hirsute. Seeds many, reniform, with several lines of hairs. Fl. Aug-Oct. Regards Tanay On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > *Date/Time* : 17th of October, 2007/ 8.26 am > *Location Place* : Nasik ... *Altitude* : ... *GPS* : > *Habitat* : Wild ... *Type* : > *Plant Habit* : Herb ... *Height *: ... *Length* : > *Leaves Type *: ... *Shape* : as seen ... *Size* : > *Inflorescence Type* : ... *Size* : > *Flowers Size* : about 2 inches ... *Colour* : lemon ... *Calyx* : ... * > Bracts* : > *Fruits Type* : ... *Shape *: ... *Size* : ... *Seeds* : > > *Other Info* : > *Fragrance* : ... *Pollinator* : ... *Uses* : > > Found growing by the roadside. > Aarti > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
