Malvaceae Week: Hibiscus trionum from Kashmir

Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 7, 2011, 11:20:41 PM9/7/11

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Hibiscus trionum L., Sp. pl. 2:697. 1753

Common name: Flower-of-an-hour, bladder ketmia, Venice mallow

Erect or straggling hispid herb with deeply 3-5 lobed or parted leaves with pinnately toothed or incised segments; flowers solitary; epicalyx 7-12, 10-12 mm long; calyx to 2.5 cm, inflated and enclosing fruit, scarious with raised purplish veins, petals 4 cm long, white cream or yellow with red base.

Photographed from Kashmir University Botanical Garden in August.

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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/

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hari lal

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Sep 8, 2011, 12:15:39 AM9/8/11

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very nice capturing & thanks for sharing

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Nidhan Singh

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Sep 8, 2011, 1:23:00 AM9/8/11

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Thanks sir for sharing these nice pics of a plant new to me.

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Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
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Balkar Arya

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Sep 8, 2011, 9:31:18 AM9/8/11

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Aha!! one more new plant never seen this before. Thanks for Sharing Sir

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
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Ushadi micromini

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Sep 8, 2011, 1:46:39 PM9/8/11

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thanks from me too , never seen this before...
Usha di

On Sep 8, 6:31 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Aha!! one more new plant never seen this before. Thanks for Sharing Sir
>

mani nair

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Sep 9, 2011, 1:27:29 AM9/9/11

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Gurcharan ji, these flowers look amazing.
Thanks for sharing,
Regards,
Mani.

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