Hibiscus lunariifolius Willd.

 
  • Family : MALVACEAE
    (HIBISCUS OR MALLOW FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Hibiscus lunariifolius
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Hibiscus lunariifolius Willd.
  • Vernacular name : Masuthuthi (Tam.)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : September-November
  • Comments : Rare in hills of Eastern Ghats along slopes, rock crevices etc.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Anantagiri Hills, Punyagiri Hills, Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa, Myanmar, Malesia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Hibiscus lunariifolius. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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