Thank you, Garg ji, for the reference to 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#v=onepage&q=Hibiscus%20hirtus%20%2B%20monograph%20of%20indian&f=false> by Sivarajan and Pradeep (1996). As per the species key in this book, the flower colour would indeed rule out *Hibiscus hirtus *L. However, the capsules of the white-flowered plants found around here <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/pgwHhzhIq-M> happen to be in accordance with their description/illustration of the fruit of *H. hirtus*. The same is true of Dinesh ji's photographs from Tungareshwar <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/CWq3sz9LchM> etc. So the flower colour as an overriding factor for determining the species in this particular case is open to question.
Best wishes, Viplav El 7 de mayo de 2018, 15:21, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> escribió: > > *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: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: 10 December 2012 at 12:14 > Subject: [efloraofindia:140261] Hibiscus hirtus from Mumbai > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > > *Hibiscus hirtus*, a charming mallow that thrives in the forest of the > Borivali National Park, seen flowering at 9:30 a.m. yesterday en route to > Highest Point. It is popularly known as બપોરીઓ [Baporio] in Gujarati and > दुपारी [Dupari] in Marathi since the flowers are said to open in the > afternoon; however, most of my sightings have been in the morning. Have > seen it flower more or less throughout the year in and around Mumbai & > South Gujarat. > > Best wishes, Viplav > > > -- > > > > > > > -- > 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.
