Malvaceae Week: Abelmoschus moschatus from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Abelmoschus moschatus Medic., Malv. 46. 1787

syn: Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn.

Common names: Musk mallow, Ambrette plant

Hindi, Beng & Guj: Muskdana

Mar: Kasturi-bhenda

Mal: Kattukasturi

Assam: Gorukhia-korai

Herb or undershrub up to 2.5 m tall, hispid to prickly; leaves orbicular or broadly ovate, 3-7 lobed, up to 30 cm long, stipules linear; flowers axillary, pedicel up to 8 cm long, epicalyx segments 6-10, up to 20 mm long; calyx up to 3.5 cm long; corolla 10 cm across, yellow with deep purple spot at base of each petal; capsule 5-8 cm long, ovoid or fusiform, densely hispid.

Seeds used as stimulant and carminative, the musk seed oil or ambrette seed oil used in perfumery, flowers used for flavouring tobacco; tender leaves eaten in soups.

Grown in Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh and Herbal Garden of Hamdard University, both in Delhi  

 

Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[Balkar Arya]

Sir if u have please upload flowers also

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[promila chaturvedi]

I have to ask one question. Do you people while going out always carry a camera with you?

Promila

On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Promila ji

Most of the times it is in the car. These days I carry newly bought Pansonic lumix, DMC ZS3 with 10 mp 12 x camera in pocket to take photographs of plants if necessary.

I use Sony alpha DSLR for close ups.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Ushadi micromini]

What lenses on your Sony alpha dslr...?

Usha di
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On Sep 9, 6:41 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes Promila ji
> Most of the times it is in the car. These days I carry newly bought Pansonic
> lumix, DMC ZS3 with 10 mp 12 x camera in pocket to take photographs of
> plants if necessary.
> I use Sony alpha DSLR for close ups.
>
> --
> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Retired  Associate Professor
> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

> Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

>
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 6:46 PM, promila chaturvedi <
>

> thegardener.chaturv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have to ask one question. Do you people while going out always carry a
> > camera with you?
> > Promila
>

> > On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> *Abelmoschus moschatus* Medic., Malv. 46. 1787
> >> syn: *Hibiscus* *abelmoschus* Linn.

[Balkar Arya]

Yes Sir 

Same here, i always carry my Canon powershot IS 30 in my bag. There are 3 different ways to go to my college. 16 KM long, 22 KM long and 24 Km long. i generally go by each way 2 days in a week and on sundays 3-4 hours visit to different areas of Panipat district.

[ushadi Micromini]

Gurucharanji, thank you..  but then how do you manage all those close ups... with the diopters? 

I carry my Sony dsc-h5 always... for street scenes,  flowers, trees,  interesting stuff whatever.... this ia prosumer...comparatively bulky,   yet much lighter than dslrs ....  isn't digital age handy?  Although I must admit I was late to convert... 

Balkar ji: thats dedication...   and oh so much opportunity to see and shoot... 

usha di
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[Balkar Arya]

After some investigations regarding epicalyx i could found my pics tn_DSCN 7795 to tn_DSCN 7804 and tn_DSCN7161 to tn_7171 does not belong to A. moschatus. They may be A manihot

pls validate