Hibiscus platanifolius (Willd.) Sweet

 
  • Family : MALVACEAE
    (HIBISCUS OR MALLOW FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Hibiscus platanifolius
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Hibiscus platanifolius (Willd.) Sweet
  • Vernacular name : Marathuthi (Tam.); Kandagogu (Tel.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-42
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 11/09/14
  • Collection Locality : Melpatti, Javadhu Hills, Tamil Nadu State
  • Habitat : Mixed forest
  • Key identification features : Branchlets warty, stellate pubescent. Flowers fading to purple by noon. Fruit pink, with dark center, densely covered with fulvous hairs.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : August-April
  • Comments : Occasional in deciduous forests on exposed hill slopes up to 1000 m, along forest border or along streams.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Melpatti R.F. (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Tiruvannamalai district (Tamil Nadu State); Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Odisha State
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; 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 platanifolius. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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