Thanks Garg ji. The posted plant is quite common occurrence in northern Western Ghats. Most people in this region "recognize" it as *Hibiscus hirtus*. and call it as *dupari* (afternoon bloomer). Two books (field guides) - Shrikant ji's *Flowers of Sahyadri* and Kehimkar ji's *Common Indian Wild Flowers* have *Hibiscus hirtus* illustrated, and I have no doubt that the posted plant matches the illustrations in both the books. Shrikant ji's *Flowers of Sahyadri* illustrates *Hibiscus micranthus* too; both look different enough to easily decide whether *hirtus* or *micranthus*. About *H. hirtus* being red may not be strict characteristic.
I hope we have a separate post which discusses *hirtus* versus *micranthus*. Regards. Dinesh On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 2:30 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > *Hibiscus micranthus *as per Keys in Malvaceae of Southern Peninsular > India: A Taxonomic Monograph > <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=XhVI5BluzCUC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=Hibiscus+hirtus+%2B+monograph+of+indian&source=bl&ots=aHVIaPCQmk&sig=IVANi2I0HBHe8ccDDALptE_0zw8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivzYjXgsbaAhUILI8KHTpfCWoQ6AEISDAJ> > (Flowers white- *Hibiscus micranthus*, Flowers red- *Hibiscus hirtus*) > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Date: 21 July 2015 at 21:08 > Subject: [efloraofindia:227827] Malvaceae Fortnight :: Hibiscus hirtus :: > Tungareshwar WLS :: DVJUL14 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > > Malvaceae Fortnight > mallow family > *Hibiscus hirtus* L. > at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on November 29, 2008 > > [image: Hibiscus hirtus] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3069494959%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdh8T9VtMgVbIdOKV65mBHgJ35hnQ> > > [image: Hibiscus hirtus] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3070573874%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeSBc8kqp8GTzWiH85bFWgEorB0Sw> > > [image: Hibiscus hirtus] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3070576686%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdBgMiyvpKTA3XqPjJeoHIYeNyusw> > > > > > at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on November 8, 2008 > > [image: Hibiscus hirtus] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3012739059%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeLO7KtWUVN-LmFk9xb5GxWiwXYuA> > > [image: Hibiscus hirtus] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3013572532%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcMEfeEmDjgrPf3CqfJh2h2Q-g7Ow> > > > > > at Kohoj fort near Manor on February 3, 2008 > > [image: Lesser Mallow] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2239561952%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcLt46o9iJCEGyr1xl1SlS4CepqlA> > > > > > at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on February 2, 2008 > > [image: Hibiscus hirtus] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2236311447%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdFnR86KTUqcoVH-yngx843DLrL4g> > > > > > at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on November 24, 2007 > > [image: Hibiscus hirtus] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2060479268%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfl3yX8_-hDOPFzF2LhF3LO55WuDw> > > [image: Bapore (Gujarati: ?????)] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2059531749%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzddYYcEg6mtDiQeYAEV0J7KZA15eQ> > 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 [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/d/optout. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- around 2975 members & 2,90,000 messages on 31.3.18) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
