Hibiscus micranthus L.f.

 
  • Family : MALVACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Hibiscus micranthus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Hibiscus micranthus L.f.
  • Common name : Dwarf Red Hibiscus
  • Key identification features : An undershrub with stiff, terete branches, scabrid and covered with stellate bristles . Leaves are simple, cordate and with spiny stipules. Flowers are small, white or pink. Pedicels are long, jointed above the middle, scabrid with stellate hairs. Fruit is a globose capsule, which dehisces into 5-valves, smooth outside and hairy within.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Native : Tropical Africa
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Tumkur
  • Floras referred : K.S.Rao-Flowering Plants of IISC, 2009; Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District

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