There has been total confusion regarding this in Indian literature as is evident on the thread I gave with lot of discussions with Lalithamba ji. Even BSI Flora gives keys which are not correct. All these aspects were properly looked into in the Monograph published after BSI Flora of India. Pl. look into the Monograph. I think Monograph is much more accurate rather than any literature in this context.
On Mon 7 May, 2018, 6:49 PM Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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). 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