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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. schizopetalus
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. var. schizopetalus Dyer, Gard. Chron. 11: 568. 1879; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 123. 1996; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 120. 2009.
Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 106. t.6524. 1880; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 48. 1982; T.K. Paul & M.P. Nayar, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 19:150.1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 62. 1990; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3:392.1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 80. 1994; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 86. 1997; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 420. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Tookuchemparuthi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Coral Hibiscus, Skeleton Hibiscus, Fringed Hibiscus, Japanese Hibiscus
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Description:
Shrubs, 2-3 m high; stems woody; ends of branches pendulous, glabrous. Leaves alternate, ovate or elliptic, truncate or cuneate at base, serrate at margin, acute at apex, 2-8 x 1-4 cm, 3-5 nerved at base, glabrous; nectary inconspicuous; petioles ca 2 cm long, glabrous; stipules subulate, minute, caducous. Flowers axillary, solitary, and pendulous; pedicels 5-7 cm long, jointed in middle, minutely ciliate. Epicalyx lobes 6 or 7, subulate, 1-2 mm long, glabrous or minutely ciliate. Calyx tubular, spathaceous, 2-4 lobed at tip, ca 1.6 mm long, minutely ciliate outside, glabrous inside. Corolla 5-6 cm across, red with pink streaks; petals 4-7 cm long, deeply laciniate into many linear-oblong reflexed segments. Staminal column twice as long as petals, broader above, antheriferous in upper 1/3-1/4. Ovary pyriform, minutely hairy; style 1-1.3 cm long; stigmas capitate. Capsules oblong-cylindric, 3-4 cm long (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:
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental plant
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical East Africa; cultivated throughout tropics
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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):
Red
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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:
Chandiroor, Kulathupuzha
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