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Hibiscus micranthus
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Hibiscus micranthus L.f., Suppl. Pl. 308. 1781; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 335. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 97(70). 1915; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 330. 1993; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 97. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 36. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 28. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Oorikai
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Subshrubs; branchlets stellate, pubescent. Leaves 3-6.5 x 3-6 cm, broadly ovate, apex acute, shallowly 3-lobed, 5-nerved, dentate; petiole to 4 cm, pubescent, stipules linear, 8 mm. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels to 3 cm, jointed below the flower, curved, bracteoles 6, 2 mm; calyx lobes 3 mm, ovate; petals 1 x 0.5 cm, oblong, white; staminal column 6 mm; anthers yellow, ovary 5 celled, styles branches 5, 2 mm. Capsule 5 mm, subglobose; seeds 3-4 in each cell, clothed with long silky hairs.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Scrub jungles
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Distribution:
South 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):
White
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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:
Churullipetty, Thekkady
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