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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. rosa-sinensis
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L., Sp. Pl. 694. 1753, var. rosa-sinensis; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 334. 1874; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 48. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 88. 1984; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 61. 1990; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 391. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 80. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 37. 1995; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 122. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 86. 1997; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 420. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 119. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Ayamparathi, Chembarathi
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Tamil name(s):
Japa
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English name(s):
Chinese hibiscus, Chinese rose, Hibiscus, Rose of China, Shoe flower, Tropical Hibiscus
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Description:
Shrubs, to 4 m high; stems woody and glabrous. Leaves alternate, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, truncate or somewhat tapering at base, serrate, crenate or entire, sometimes dentate towards apex, acute to acuminate at apex, 5-11 x 3-6 cm, 3-5 nerved at base, glabrous to sparsely stellate-hairy on nerves beneath; petioles 1.5-4 cm long, simple-hairy; stipules lanceolate or subulate, 3-11 mm long, glabrous. Flower axillary, solitary; pedicels 2-8 cm long, jointed above middle, glabrous or pubescent. Epicalyx lobes 5-8, connate at base, lanceolate, 5-15 mm long, sparsely stellate-pubescent. Calyx campanulate, 1-3 cm long; lobes connate to middle, lanceolate, 1.5-2 cm long, stellate and glandular-pilose outside. Corolla infundibular, 6-12 cm across, red, white, pink, yellow or orange yellow; petals obovate and entire. Staminal column to 5 cm long, exserted beyond corolla, antheriferous in upper half. Capsules oblong-rounded (rarely formed).
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental plant
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Distribution:
Native of Pacific Islands; cultivated in Tropical and Subtropical countries
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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, Orange, Rose, Red, Yellow, Blue, Creamy
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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:
Kuthiyathodu
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