Malvaceae week - Pavonia odorata? - 100911 - RK1

[ranjini kamath]

Is this Fragrant Swamp Mallow-Pavonia odorata? Pic taken in Bangalore
outskirts on 27-06-2010 at 10.30am
Ranjini Kamath

[Madhuri Pejaver]

Beautiful colour
Madhuri

--- On Sat, 10/9/11, ranjini kamath <ranj...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Vijayasankar]

Nice picture. This could be of Pavonia zeylanica.

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

[Giby Kuriakose]

I think it is Pavonia odorata. 

In Pavonia zeylanica the leaves are deeply lobed.

Regards,

Giby

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[Ushadi micromini]

did you have any side views to show the sepals?
Usha di
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On Sep 15, 11:31 pm, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it is *Pavonia odorata*.
>
> In *Pavonia zeylanica* the leaves are deeply lobed.
>
> Regards,
> Giby

[Vijayasankar]

Thanks Giby, you must be right. I also had doubt, but to me the mericarps appear to be winged (not very clear though). The leaves are said to be (FoC) variable....upper shallowly lobed, lower leaves (which is not covered in the pictures) deeply lobed. So, if Ranjini ji can tell us whether the fruits winged (P. z.) or not (P. o.), the id can be resolved.

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

[ranjini kamath]

All   I am sorry but i do not have any other pic of this flower or pics of fruit.
Regards
Ranjini Kamath