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Pavonia zeylanica
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Pavonia zeylanica (L.) Cav., Diss. 3: 134, t. 48, f.2.1787; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:331.1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 93(67). 1915; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 82. 1990; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 377. 1993; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 173. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 37. 1999; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 438. 2005.
Hibiscus zeylanicus L., Sp. Pl. 697. 1753.
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Description:
Subshrubs; branchlets viscid, pubescent. Leaves 2-3 x 3-3.5, deeply 3-lobed, lobes distantly dentate, sinuses rounded, lobes obovate, pubescent; petiole 3-4 cm long, stipules linear. Flowers axillary, solitary; epicalyx 8-10, 7 mm long, linear; sepals basally connate about one-third, lobes 3 mm long, ovate, pubescent; petals 7 x 5 mm, obovate, pink or white; staminal column 6 mm long. Schizocarp 4 mm long, mericarps 4 x 3 mm, slightly winged on the margin.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Sandy rock region of scrub jungles
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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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):
Pink, 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:
Chinnar, Alampetty, Walayar
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