- Family : MALVACEAE
(Mallow Or Hibiscus Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : GURHAL FAMILY (गुड़हल फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
- Basionym : Hibiscus ficulneus L.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Abelmoschus ficulneus (L.) Wight & Arn.
- Vernacular name :
- Ranbhindi (Hindi)
- Sanna bende (Kannada)
- Nari vendai, Kattu-vendai (Tamil)
- Parupu benda, Nela bende (Telugu)
- Jangli Bhendi (Marathi)
- Habit : Undershrub
- Habitat : Scrub forests
- Comments / notes : Abundant in plains, arable lands, fallow fields and tank bunds.
- Key identification features : Flowers are cream, open by 9 am and fade to purple by noon. Fruits bulky.
- Flower, Fruit : September-March
- Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy & B. Sadasivaiah
- Collection Date : 19/10/2010
- Collection Nos : FAP 40463
- Collection Locality : Chinna Kudala, Kadapa district (AP)
- Distribution :
- Karnataka : Ballari district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Hassan district, Raichur district
- Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
- Odisha : Ganjam district, Puri district, Khurda district
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Australia, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Guinea, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Australia, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Guinea, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- 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., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan
- Saldanha, 1984
- Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga
- N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Abelmoschus ficulneus. Downloaded on 14 June 2024.
|
|
Botanical Description
|
![](./hsheet/pdf/Abelmoschus ficulneus/241.pdf.jpg) |
![](./hsheet/pdf/Abelmoschus ficulneus/242.pdf.jpg) |
![](./hsheet/pdf/Abelmoschus ficulneus/243.pdf.jpg) |
Herbarium Specimen(s)
|
![](./hsheet/herb/Abelmoschus ficulneus/P1010230.JPG) |
![](./hsheet/herb/Abelmoschus ficulneus/P1010877.JPG) |
Field Image(s)
|
![](./hsheet/field/Abelmoschus ficulneus/5 to 7 - 1- 2011 (281).jpg) |
![](./hsheet/field/Abelmoschus ficulneus/5 to 7 - 1- 2011 (282).jpg) |
![](./hsheet/field/Abelmoschus ficulneus/barc 9 to 12-10-2010 002 (108).jpg) |
![](./hsheet/field/Abelmoschus ficulneus/barc 9 to 12-10-2010 002 (126).jpg) |
India Distribution
|
![](india_map.php?state_list=Karnataka,Maharashtra,Odisha,Tamil Nadu,Uttarakhand,Himachal Pradesh,Meghalaya,Nagaland,Jammu and Kashmir,Mizoram,Manipur,Tripura,) |
World Distribution
|
![](world_map.php?country_list=Australia, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Guinea, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,Australia, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Guinea, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia) |
|