H hirtus is herbaceous, has leaves longer than broad, usually entire. Flowers are white, opening by noon, remain white till fading. H micranthus is shrubby, has leaves broader than long, usually lobed. Flowers are white, open in the morning and turn pink by noon. I am unable to understand the confusion between the two. Plants posted by Dineshji and Viplavji are H hirtus alright. Regards
On Monday, 7 May 2018 21:15:16 UTC-7, Viplav Gangar wrote: > > 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> > by > Sivarajan and Pradeep (1996). According to the authors of this work, one > of the 'key' aspects between the two species is the length of the calyx > lobes in relation to the capsule. The fruit in my photograph conforms to > their description/illustration of the fruit of *Hibiscus hirtus* L. i.e. > "capsules > as long or shorter than calyx". In contrast, the calyx lobes (as well as > the involucellar bracts) of *H. micranthus* are strikingly shorter than > the fruit*.* Have attached the relevant screenshots from the cited book > for ready reference. > > Also, the seeds are "2-3 per cell" in *H. hirtus* whereas in *H. > micranthus* L.f., the seeds are "3-4 in each locule". My observation of > the seeds is again consistent with their description of *H. hirtus*. As > for the flower colour, I have only seen primarily white flowers around here > that are sometimes, not always, tinged with pink. > > Best wishes, Viplav > > El 7 de mayo de 2018, 15:27, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > escribió: > >> >> *Hibiscus micranthus *if with white flowers as in your other post, 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: vip...@gmail.com <javascript:> <vip...@gmail.com <javascript:>> >> Date: 19 March 2013 at 22:21 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:149653] Hibiscus hirtus : fruit and seeds >> To: efloraofindia <indian...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> >> >> >> >> The fruit and seeds of *Hibiscus hirtus* clicked today morning in >> Borivali National Park, North Mumbai. The young fruit is a round, pea-size >> capsule that splits open along the striped seams upon maturity. The seeds - >> two in each of the five cells - are covered with a fine shock of long hair >> that aids in wind dispersal. >> >> The young green fruit is relished by the Mahadeo Koli adivasis of this >> region. It is rather bland but crunchy and refreshing. These natives >> address this plant as नारेल in Marathi and were puzzled when I referred to >> it as दुपारी ! >> >> Best wishes, Viplav >> >> -- >> >> --- >> 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 indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
