Malvaceae week :: Hibiscus hirtus

Dinesh Valke

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Sep 5, 2011, 1:54:18 PM9/5/11

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Hibiscus hirtus L.

Hye-bisk-us -- rose-mallow
HER-tus -- hairy

Nov 24, 2007 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

commonly known as: lesser mallow • Bengali: surgumini • Gujarati: બપોરે bapore • Marathi: दुपारी dupari, नरेरी nareri • Sanskrit: अर्कपुष्पि arkapushpi

Native of: India

... Feb 19, 2011 at Dodhani near Matheran
... Nov 29, 2008 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
... Nov 29, 2008 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
... Nov 24, 2007 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
... for more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Hibiscushirtus&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags

Regards.
Dinesh

Balkar Arya

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Sep 5, 2011, 8:49:03 PM9/5/11

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Great Catch Dinesh Ji

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

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Sep 6, 2011, 2:22:55 AM9/6/11

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Both the H. hirsutis you presented are very interesting, first look
for me... heard of them, never seen them..
thanks

Usha di
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On Sep 6, 5:49 am, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Great Catch Dinesh Ji
>

> On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 11:24 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
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> > *Hibiscus hirtus * L.
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> > - *Hye-bisk-us* -- rose-mallow
> > - *HER-tus* -- hairy
>
> > [image: Hibiscus hirtus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>

> > Nov 24, 2007 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
>

> > *commonly known as*: lesser mallow • *Bengali*: surgumini • *Gujarati*:
> > બપોરે bapore • *Marathi*: दुपारी dupari, नरेरी nareri • *Sanskrit*:

> > अर्कपुष्पि arkapushpi
>

> > *Native of*: India
>
> > - [image: Hibiscus hirtus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>... Feb 19, 2011 at Dodhani near Matheran
> > - [image: Hibiscus hirtus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>... Nov 29, 2008 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
> > - [image: Hibiscus hirtus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>... Nov 29, 2008 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
> > - [image: Nareri (Marathi: नरेरी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>... Nov 24, 2007 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
> > - ... for more views:

J.M. Garg

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May 7, 2018, 5:48:20 AM5/7/18

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Hibiscus micranthus as per Keys in Malvaceae of Southern Peninsular India: A Taxonomic Monograph (Flowers white- Hibiscus micranthus, Flowers red- Hibiscus hirtus)

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May 8, 2018, 11:13:26 PM5/8/18

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Sorry. I think I got carried away by the colour of the flowers in the keys and did not check the calyx. It is Hibiscus hirtus only.

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