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Hibiscus lunariifolius
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Hibiscus lunariifolius Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 811. 1800; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 338. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 98(70). 1915; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 87. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 27. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 61. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 79. 1990; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 334. 1993; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 36. 1995; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 138. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 59. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 37. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 83. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 31. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 35. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 81. 2005; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 415. 2005.
Hibiscus pruriens Roxb. ex Hornem., Hort. Hafn. 1: 79. 1815.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Malamkuzhupparetthi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs, densely covered with soft spreading hairs. Leaves shallowly 3-5- lobed, alternate, 7-16 x 6-18 cm, lobes acute to acuminate, cordate at base, serrate, stellate-hairy; petiole to 25 cm long. Flowers axillary or terminal, racemose; bracts 25 x 3 mm, linear-lanceolate. Calyx 15 mm long, campanulate, lobes acuminate. Corolla 7-10 cm across, yellow with brown eye. Capsule 2 x 1.5 cm, ovoid, obtuse, cuspidate, stellate-hairy; seeds 2.5 x 2 mm, rugose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-February
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District(s):
Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Wayanad, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry and moist deciduous forests
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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):
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:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Alampetty, Mangavada, Koruthode, Thekkady, Damsite, Pathenthode, Kakki hills, Ambayathode, Pothundy, Nadugani ghats, Kanjirakadavu, Thenmalai
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