Malvaceae Week: Hibiscus lobatus from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Hibiscus lobatus (J.A. Murray) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. (32): 19. 1898

syn: Solandra lobata J. A. Murray; Hibiscus solandra L’, Herit.

Annual herb with up to 5 cm long leaves, lower unlobed, upper 3-5-fid to partite; stipules linear 2-4 mm long; flowers solitary or in racemes by reduction of leaves; epicalyx represented by minute teeth or absent; corolla 2 cm across, white-pale yellow; capsule 1 cm long, ovoid or oblong, beaked.

Photographed from Delhi Ridge

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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/

[Balkar Arya]

Thanks sir for details

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Regards

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

[Tanay Bose]

Thanks Sir Ji the details really helped to understand.

Tanay

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Tanay Bose

Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
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Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)

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[Ushadi micromini]

such tiny flowers...
question: leaves in 1 and 2 are different shapes, why?
thanks
usha di
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On Sep 7, 9:45 pm, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Sir Ji the details really helped to understand.
> Tanay
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks sir for details
>

> > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> *Hibiscus lobatus* (J.A. Murray) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. (32): 19. 1898
> >> syn: *Solandra* *lobata* J. A. Murray; *Hibiscus* *solandra* L’, Herit.

>
> >> Annual herb with up to 5 cm long leaves, lower unlobed, upper 3-5-fid to
> >> partite; stipules linear 2-4 mm long; flowers solitary or in racemes by
> >> reduction of leaves; epicalyx represented by minute teeth or absent; corolla
> >> 2 cm across, white-pale yellow; capsule 1 cm long, ovoid or oblong, beaked.
>
> >> Photographed from Delhi Ridge
>
> >> --
> >> 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/
>
> > --
> > Regards
>
> > Dr Balkar Singh
> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
> > Arya P G College, Panipat
> > Haryana-132103
> > 09416262964
>
> --

> *Tanay Bose*

> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
> Department of Botany.
> University of British Columbia .
> 3529-6270 University Blvd.
> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
>            604-822-2019 (Lab)
>            604-822-6089  (Fax)
> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca

> *Webpages:*http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.htmlhttp://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.htmlhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/