I think H. radiatus only In H. furcellatus the flowers are usually light pink, leaves are cordate and not lobed like we have in H. radiatus or H. cannabinus, also the appendage on tip of epicalyx is different.
http://memory.hawaii.edu/object/Hibiscus_furcellatus_fullview.html http://memory.hawaii.edu/object/Hibiscus_furcellatus_closeup.html -- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 11:41 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > Gurcharan ji, > Can you kindly validate this very old post of mine? > I am adding one more picture for making it easier to id. > This has been identified by Satish Pardeshi ji and Tanay as Hibiscus > furcellatus. > Recently all these different Hibiscus are getting very confusing for me. > Kindly validate. > Regards, > Aarti > > > > *Date/Time* : 18th of October, 2008/ 12.30 pm > *Location Place* : Backwaters of Alleppy,Kerala ... *Altitude* : ... *GPS > * : > *Habitat* : Garden ... *Type* : cultivated > *Plant Habit* : Herb ... *Height *: small plant ... *Length* : > *Leaves Type *: ... *Shape* : ... *Size* : about 2-3 inches > *Inflorescence Type* : ... *Size* : > *Flowers Size* : about 2 inches ... *Colour* : Purple ... *Calyx* : ... * > Bracts* : > *Fruits Type* : ... *Shape *: ... *Size* : ... *Seeds* : > > *Other Info* : > *Fragrance* : did not check ... *Pollinator* : ... *Uses* : > > Is it Deccan Hemp? > Aarti > > > > > --
