Dear Sir Ji and Bimal Ji, Sorry for late replying. After getting the information I had gone to the site and collected the fruit and seed but couldn't dig out the root. When I observed and rubbing the dry seed as you said, I got the same result.I also found same observations about the seed as described in the Flora of China i.e. seeds are black-brown, reniform, concentrically ribbed, with musk smell. Again Sorry for late replying. With Regards Karuna Kanta Das Guwahati-12
On Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:50:27 +0530 wrote >Abelmoschus manihot is out of race because it has only 4-5 epicalyx lobes >which are very broad (4-5 mm broad). Here atleast six can be counted and they >are linear. A. moschatus and A. sagittifolius are very closely related (and >sometimes treated synonyms), differing in 5-7 lobed leaves in former and 3-5 >lobed and sagitate in latter. Also plants are hispid in former, simply >pubescent in latter, except epicalyx, and root swollen in latter. It fits more >with latter. -- Dr. Gurcharan SinghRetired 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 Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:26 PM, jmgarg1 wrote: A reply:"To me it is either Abelmoschus manihot or Abelmoschus moschatus.In case of Abelmoschus moschatus,the dry seeds on rubbing emits smell of musk( that's why it is known as MUSK MALLOW ).Karuna ji can try the seeds.I did it myself at Tezpur (assam),in 2001-2002,and it works.In case there is no smell of musk from the rubbed seeds,the species is likely to be Abelmoschus manihot." from Bimal ji. On 1 November 2012 18:11, jmgarg1 wrote: Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Karuna Das Date: 27 October 2012 07:58 Subject: [efloraofindia:136350] ID : Hibiscus from guwahati sp. from To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Dear All, Are attached images Hibiscus tetraphylla or Abelmoschus esculentus ? Please ID for this species. With regards Karuna Kanta Das Guwahati 781012 Date :08/10/2012 Location: Maligaon, Guwahati-11 [Dist- Kamrup(Metro)] Habitat: Grows on waste places Habit :shrub Leaf : 5-lobed Flower : Flower bud seen,large, yellow in colour Fruits : seen Catch India as it happens with the Rediff News App. To download it for FREE, click here -- -- With regards, J.M.Garghttp://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 2000 members & 1,37,000 messages on 31/10/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- With regards, J.M.Garghttp://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 2000 members & 1,37,000 messages on 31/10/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- -- > > > > --
