Sorry for spelling mistake in subject . It should be Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphylla var. tetraphylla .
On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 1:57 PM dr.rakesh Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Long name !! > Two days ago got this query . > Spent some time over it and found the key ! > In simple words ... > Stem non - prickly = A. manihot subsp. manihot (Himalayan subsp.) > Stem prickly = A. manihot subsp. tetraphylla ----> > subsp. tetraphylla var. tetraphylla .......epicalyx lobes covered with > small soft hairs > subsp. tetraphylla var. pungens .......epicalyx lobes covered in long > prickly hairs . > Specimen I collected in Surat today(14 10 2019) morning is definitely > Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphylla var. tetraphylla ! > > Point worth mentioning is , like many many species of the family , flowers > bloom in the morning light yellow to yellow , > they turn pink by evening . Literature I perused , I got this hint that > even learned people have confusion on flower color . > > Leaf shape is very variable and doesn"t matter in ID process ......leaves > are dark green , entire to variably lobed ......it is the epicalyx...broad > , long , red ... > beautiful ...prominently displayed on top of branches .... key to ID > .......epicalyx lobes fall in fruit .......it is persistent in fruit in A. > angulosus . > > (Abelmoschus is separated from Hibiscus on basis of calyx...splits on one > side in flowering , falls off with corolla on withering ) > > Use .....to clean Jaggery ....it is crushed along with sugarcane !!! Age > old technique of farmers all over 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/13805774-bb7b-4a4f-9e92-b2284be5cf02%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/13805774-bb7b-4a4f-9e92-b2284be5cf02%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CACeZjXjK0DpVOcTkoJWskZYjS-KOK2AoFwJjEZxMoeYFE%2B2cCg%40mail.gmail.com.
