Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.

 
  • Family : MALVACEAE
    (Mallow Or Hibiscus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GURHAL FAMILY (गुड़हल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Basionym : Hibiscus malvaviscus L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.
  • Common name : Wax Mallow
  • Vernacular name :
    • Menasu dasavala (Kannada)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Planted, flowers never open fully
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Jalgaon district, Pune district, Thane district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Malvaviscus arboreus. Downloaded on 12 November 2024.

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