Malvaceae Week: Malvaviscus penduliflorus from Delhi

Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 6, 2011, 9:32:51 PM9/6/11

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Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC., Prodr. 1: 445, 1824

Syn: Malvaviscus arboreus var. longifolius Schery; Malvaviscus arboreus var. penduliflorus (DC.) Schery

Common names: Sleeping hibiscus, Turk's cap

The species is very close to and often confused with M. arboreus subsp. mexicanus but with longer usually nodding flowers more than 5 cm long and narrow lanceolate to narrowly ovate darker green in colour.

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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
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Balkar Arya

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Sep 7, 2011, 3:12:13 AM9/7/11

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Nice Shot with information Sir

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

Ushadi micromini

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Sep 7, 2011, 5:02:39 AM9/7/11

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looks like my flowers from bengal and bihar....

nice
usha di
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On Sep 7, 12:12 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nice Shot with information Sir
>
>
>

> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 7:02 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > *Malvaviscus penduliflorus* DC., Prodr. 1: 445, 1824
> > Syn: *Malvaviscus* *arboreus* var. *longifolius* Schery; *Malvaviscus* *
> > arboreus* var. *penduliflorus* (DC.) Schery

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