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Abelmoschus manihot
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik., Malv. 46. 1787; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 86. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 73. 1985; T.K. Paul & M.P. Nayar, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 19: 74. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 74. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 77. 1994; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3:304.1993; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 67. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 29. 1998; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 402. 2005.
Hibiscus manihot L., Sp. Pl. 696. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 341. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 97(69). 1915.
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. ssp. tetraphyllus (Hornem.) Borss., Blumea 14:97. 1996; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 59. 1988; T.K. Paul & M.P. Nayar, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 19: 75. 1988; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3:306.1993; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11,18. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 58. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 76. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 78. 2005.
Abelmoschus manihot ssp. tetraphyllus var. pungens (Roxb.) Hochr., Candollea 1: 87. 1924; T.K. Paul & M.P. Nayar, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 19: 77. 1988.
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Description:
Shrubs, to 2 m tall; whole plant hirtus with stiff hairs. Leaves simple, alternate, 15 x 12 cm, 3-5 lobed, lobes acute, crenate-serrate; petiole to 15 cm long; stipule 1 cm long, lanceolate. Flowers in terminal raceme; pedicel 7 cm long; involucral bracts 30 x 17 mm, ovate, acute, densely hairy. Calyx membranous, glabrous. Petals white, changing to pink, to 6 x 4 cm, obovate, glabrous. Capsule 5-6 x 2 cm, oblong, acute, densely yellow hispid; seeds many, reniform, hispid along concentric lines.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests, road sides and wastelands
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Distribution:
Cultivated in southeast Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vellanimala, Sangili, Kulathupuzha, Uppermanalar, Anakuthivayal, Kakki hills, Ambayathode, Kannoth, Taliparamba, Chengalayi, Machiri, Nadugani ghats
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