Agreed Surajit ji, it is Hibiscus vitifolius (= Fioria vitifolia). Nice pictures!
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:15 AM, surajit koley < surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sir, > > I think these images are of *Hibiscus vitifolius*. If it holds true then > the Bengali name given to this plant is BONKAPAS (BON = junglee/wild/forest > etc.), vide page 1094, Plant Groups by H Mukherji (New Central Book Agency, > 1981 edition, reprinted in 2005. > > I regret that I didn't take any other profile of the plant except the > flower. > > Species : Hibiscus vitifolius ??? > Habitat : wild herb, beside a pond, can be found in roadside bushes too > Date : 16-Nov-2011, 11.51 A.M. > Place : Chanditala (Hooghly District), West Bengal. It is also present > everywhere in Hooghly. > > Thank you and Regards, > > Surajit Koley >
