In your these images, I clearly see filiform epicalyx and calyx divided upto the middle as per keys in BSI Flora, making it micranthus.
On Fri 30 Mar, 2018, 1:03 PM Lalithamba Avadhanam, <alalitha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all > I have observed Hibiscus hirtus placed in efi is Hibiscus micranthus (Ref. > eflora karnataka; again the description given does not match; It is a > rather rare plant; leaves trilobate; hence I am adding description with > images captured in wild at Velugonda hills of Eastern ghats > Hibiscus hirtus L., Sp. Pl. 694. 1753. > Ver.names: Lesser mallow orange (Eng.) Nityamalli నిత్యమల్లె (Tel.) > Family: Malvaceae > Description: > Herbs, perennial, up to 2 m tall; stems much branched, > appressed-stellate-setulose. Leaves alternate; petiole 0.5-4cm long; lamina > ovate-lanceolate, 4-6 × 2-3 cm, shallowly 3 lobed, sparsely to fairly > densely stellate-hispid on both surfaces, apex acute, margin serrate, base > obtuse. Flowers 1-2cm in diam., white; peduncle articulated just below the > calyx. Epicalyx lobes 6-7, 5-10 mm long, filiform, stiff. Calyx > stellate-setulose; lobes up to 8-9 × 1•5 mm., linear-lanceolate. Corolla > 1.5-2cm across, ovate, white. Staminal column shorter than petals. Ovary > globose; style divided above the stamina column, stigmas 5, capitate. > Capsule 9 mm in diam., subglobose, minutely pubescent. Seeds reniform, with > white silky floss. > Habitat & location: Rare in hills. > Thank you > regards > A.Lalithamba > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
