Now more appropriately M. penduliflorus DC.
-- 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/ On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 1:22 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Dear All: > > Submitting : Malvaviscus arboreus penduliflorus red flowers > > > > Family: Malvaceae > > Subfamily: Malvoideae > > Tribe: Hibisceae > > Genus: Malvaviscus Fabr. > > My specimen: Malvaviscus arboreus penduliflorus > > Synonyms: Sleepy Hibiscus, Mexican Turk's Cap In colloquial > Bengali: Lanka Joba… (Jaba kusum flower that looks like a red mirchi > (lanka in Bengali) ) . > > > Origin: Costa Rica, Nicaragua > > Now found in most tropical areas. > > Evergreen shrub to 10 feet. Grown all over Bengal, I find it on > roadsides, along banks of water-bodies, esp in villages… the flowers are > popular > with ladies as puja offering… and makes the drab country lanes colorful > most of the year… > > > > > > Date/Time- Seen it all my life, digital photograph made in 2008 at a > picnic spot at a friend’s garden, north of Kolkata and 2011 in Bihar, in > the yard of a Jain Temple . > > > > > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Sea level, near Barasat, a few miles > north of Kolkata. (Figures 1 -3) I recently saw it in Bihar…(figure 4) > .. > > > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- In India : cultivated . > > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- shrub , I have seen them only > to be about 8 feet tall. > > > > Height/Length- see above. > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- ? Sagittate > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- Single, > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- This is RED, seen in white and > pink… and a mixed up one… same plant had red and white flowers, go > figure!! > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- I have not seen any… > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Pollinators: > Don’t know > > Uses: As I said… provides color better part of the year, grows fast and > almost no pests… anybody can plant them and forget them for a while… > > People use them for making garlands for Deity puja … > > > > > > Enjoy > > > Thanks… > > Usha di > > > ==== >
