... most possibly *Hibiscus cannabinus* (family: Malvaceae). Regards. Dinesh
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 2:58 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “Hibiscus acetosella also has epicalyx forked at tip , not found in this > plant. > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > > “Also in acetosella Leaves are tinged red and segments much broader. Each > fork of epicalyx has one spoon-shaped and one linear segment, calyx much > longer than epicalyx.. > http://www.hear.org/starr/images/image/?q=070221-4835&o=plants > > http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/protabase/Photfile%20Images/Hibiscus%20acetosella%20130b%20RRS.jpg > > http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/protabase/Photfile%20Images/Linedrawing%20Hibiscus%20acetosella.gif > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh” > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Date: 5 September 2011 09:05 > Subject: [efloraofindia:79687] Malvaceae Week: Gutter beauty -Flower for > ID - 21Jun11AR01 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, raghu ananth < > [email protected]> > > > This Gutter beauty needs to be uploaded during Malvaceae Week, so I have > changed the Subject line to suite our week > > Earlier identified as H. cannabinus by H S, and Madhuri ji > Vijayasankar ji suggested......Doesn't it look like Hibiscus radiatus, > the red hibiscus?? > > My comments...........................................The two species > really very close, the main difference being that epicalyx sebments are > forked in H. radiatus, > http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/29463/ > > http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/29465/ > > not so in H. cannabinus > > http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/55666/ > > http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/30149/ > > > on that count the above is H. cannabinus > > -- > 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/ > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:47 PM > Subject: [efloraofindia:72237] Gutter beauty -Flower for ID - 21Jun11AR01 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > *Flower for ID 21Jun11AR01 > * > * > * > *Gutter beauty - ** > Grows near cowdung (manure) pit > * > * > * > *Vernacular-Gobbarada hoo,* > *( Manure flower)* > * > * > * > Date/Time-31 Aug 2009 > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Hampapura, Mysore > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Wild, Grows near cowdung manure pit > P > lant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Shrub > Height/Length-approx - 4 feet > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape - 5 lobed, digitate, > 9cms, > margin - toothed > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-12cms, purple, > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- No fruits > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > Grows near cowdung manure pit > > * > *Regards* > * > * > *Raghu* > > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1740 members & > 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
