Nice post. happy to see so many images ! Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 6:13 PM dr.rakesh Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CACeZjXjK0DpVOcTkoJWskZYjS-KOK2AoFwJjEZxMoeYFE%2B2cCg%40mail.gmail.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/CAEf%3DytRLhQcuzFCf6Nxf_9J_EDCTQvcLms0_dRUu45BTqM%2BwDw%40mail.gmail.com.
