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Hibiscus canescens
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Hibiscus canescens Heyne ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 49. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 337. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 97(70). 1915; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 132. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 34. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 27
Hibiscus calyphyllus sensu Rakshit & Kundu, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 12:172.1972, non Cav. 1787.
Hibiscus purpureus sensu T.K. Paul & M.P. Nayar in Nayar et al (eds.), Fasc. Fl. Ind. 19: 144. 1988, non Forssk. 1775; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 340. 1993.
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Description:
Shrubs; branchlets tomentose. Leaves 12-17 x 6-12 cm, broadly ovate, broadly crenate, apex minutely apiculate, upper surface sparsely hairy, tomentose below, basally 7-nerved; petiole to 12 cm, hairy, stipules linear, cauducous, 1.5-2 cm. Flowers axillary, solitary; bracteoles 5, 2.5 cm, lanceolate, pubescent; sepals 1.5 cm; petals 6.5 x 3.5 cm, obovate, yellow, base inside purple; staminal tube shorter than corolla. Capsule 3 x 4 cm, villous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
South Asia and Africa
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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:
Chengamperu, Keerapady
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