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Hibiscus platanifolius
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Hibiscus platanifolius (Willd.) Sweet, Hort. Brit. 2:51.1827; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 98(70).1915; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3:338.1993; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 128. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 31. 1998; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 417. 2005.
Pavonia platanifolia Willd., Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten 4: 220. 1810.
Hibiscus collinus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 198. 1832.
Hibiscus eriocarpus DC., Prodr. 1: 452. 1824.
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Description:
Trees, to 8 m tall; branchlets stellate-hairy. Leaves 6-12 x 5-12 cm, shallowly 3-5-lobed, cordate at base, lobes acuminate, densely hairy; petiole 5-8 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels 6 cm long; involucral bracts 8-11, 20 x 6 mm, lanceolate; calyx 3 cm long, lobes oblong, acute; corolla 7-8 cm across, pink with dark eye. Capsule 2.5 x 3.5 cm, globose, densely setose; seeds many, 5 x 5 mm, glabrous.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-April
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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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):
Pink
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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:
Vellimala
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