Hibiscus fragrans Roxb.

 
  • Family : MALVACEAE
    (Mallow Or Hibiscus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GURHAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hibiscus fragrans Roxb.
  • Habit : Sprawling Shrub
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Sprawling Shrub, 4-5 m higb, branchlets and petioles stellate hairy; Leaves ovate, stellate hairy. Flowers solitary, axillary, white or pinkish with pale yellow centre, fragrant; Capsules ovoid, densely stellate hairy.
  • Flower, Fruit : October- April
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : West Kameng district, East Kameng district, Lohit district
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan Myanmar, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 241
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hibiscus fragrans. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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