Gutter beauty -Flower for ID - 21Jun11AR01

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raghu ananth

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Jun 21, 2011, 4:17:52 AM6/21/11
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Flower for ID 21Jun11AR01

Gutter beauty - 
Grows near cowdung (manure) pit

Vernacular-Gobbarada hoo,
( Manure flower)

Date/Time-31 Aug 2009
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Hampapura, Mysore
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Wild, Grows near cowdung manure pit
P
lant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Shrub
Height/Length-approx - 4 feet
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape - 5 lobed, digitate, 
9cms,  
margin - toothed
Inflorescence Type/ Size-
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-12cms, purple, 
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- No fruits

Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- 
Grows near cowdung manure pit

Regards

Raghu

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mani nair

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Jun 21, 2011, 5:53:26 AM6/21/11
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Dear Raghuji, beautiful flower.  I had the same plant with me.  It is a type of hibiscus and propagated from seeds and cuttings.

Regards,

Mani.

H S

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Jun 21, 2011, 9:05:54 AM6/21/11
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hi,
its Hibiscus cannabinus


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raghu ananth

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Jun 21, 2011, 10:58:12 AM6/21/11
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Thank you for the the ID help.-Hibiscus cannabinus,
blooms - white, yellow or purple, at times center is dark purple.

elinks-






Thanks again

Raghu


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Jun 21, 2011, 3:34:34 PM6/21/11
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Hibiscus cannabinus
The leaves are sour and make very tasty bhaji (shag) to be eaten with chapati or Bhakari.
The red calyx which is also sour is dried and used in place of tamarind in curries.
In marathi ambadi.
Madhuri

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Vijayasankar

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Jun 21, 2011, 5:31:13 PM6/21/11
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Doesn't it look like Hibiscus radiatus, the red hibiscus??
 
Regards 
 
Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

Vijayadas D

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Jun 21, 2011, 11:42:25 PM6/21/11
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Cannabis plant ?
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Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 4, 2011, 8:49:42 AM9/4/11
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The two species really very close, the main difference being that epicalyx sebments are forked in H. radiatus, 


not so in H. cannabinus




on that count the above is H. cannabinus



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Sep 4, 2011, 8:56:12 AM9/4/11
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See the epicalyx is important.

Madhuri

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jmgarg1

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Nov 7, 2012, 4:27:47 AM11/7/12
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H. radiatus as per Singh ji in the thread:
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