Thanks Garg ji. I will try to understand the content related to *H. hirtus* & *micranthus* in the monograph. Regards. Dinesh
On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 7:40 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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