Sir if u have please upload flowers also On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Abelmoschus moschatus* Medic., Malv. 46. 1787 > syn: *Hibiscus* *abelmoschus* Linn. > > Common names: Musk mallow, Ambrette plant > Hindi, Beng & Guj: Muskdana > Mar: Kasturi-bhenda > Mal: Kattukasturi > Assam: Gorukhia-korai > > > Herb or undershrub up to 2.5 m tall, hispid to prickly; leaves orbicular or > broadly ovate, 3-7 lobed, up to 30 cm long, stipules linear; flowers > axillary, pedicel up to 8 cm long, epicalyx segments 6-10, up to 20 mm long; > calyx up to 3.5 cm long; corolla 10 cm across, yellow with deep purple spot > at base of each petal; capsule 5-8 cm long, ovoid or fusiform, densely > hispid. > > Seeds used as stimulant and carminative, the musk seed oil or ambrette seed > oil used in perfumery, flowers used for flavouring tobacco; tender leaves > eaten in soups. > > Grown in Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh and Herbal Garden of Hamdard > University, both in Delhi > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
