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Malva verticillata L., Sp. Pl. 689 1753. (Syn: Althaea crispa (L.) Alef.; Althaea verticillata (L.) Alef.; Malva crispa (L.) L.; Malva meluca Graebn. ex Medw. Malva meluca Graebn. ex P. Medw.; Malva mohileviensis Downar; Malva verticillata subsp. crispa (L.) Tzvelev; Malva verticillata var. crispa L.; Malva chinensis Mill.; Malva pulchella Bernh.; Malva verticillata var. chinensis (Mill.) S.Y. Hu; Malva verticillata subsp. chinensis (Mill.) Tzvelev);
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Chinese Mallow, cluster mallow;
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Tall annual or biennial herb reaching 2.5 m; leaves orbicular, up to 25 cm long and as broad, usually 5-lobed; stipules lanceolate 5 mm long; petiole up to 25 cm long; flowers many, on almost invisible pedicels; epicalyx segments linear or linear-lanceolate, 3-6 mm long; calyx 5-6 mm long, enlarged in fruit; petals pinkish, 7-9 mm long, slightly notched; fruit enclosed in calyx, 5-7 mm across, mericarps 10-12, glabrous.
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Grown as vegetable (Sonchal, sotsul).
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var. rafiqii S. Abedin (India: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh; Pakistan and China)
var. verticillata (India: Cultivated, occasionally running wild as an escape in Tamil Nadu (Nilgirls); Asia, Europe, Egypt and S. Africa)
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  Request for Identification for Triund Flora – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) I saw this plant at a height of around 2500 mtrs. The plant was about two feet in height. The leaves were shallowly lobed with long petiole
and was about 6 inches in length and about same in length. The flowers were about 0.7mm across. To me the plant seemed to be like that belonging to Malvaceae but i could be wrong. Please help in identification Perhaps Malva verticillata
Malvaceae Fortnight: Malva verticillata from Baramulla, Kashmir-GSJULY40/40 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4) Common names: Whorled mallow, curly mallow
Tall annual or biennial herb reaching 2.5 m; leaves orbicular, up to 25 cm long and as broad, usually 5-lobed; stipules lanceolate 5 mm long; petiole up to 25 cm long; flowers many, on almost invisible pedicels; epicalyx
segments linear or linear-lanceolate, 3-6 mm long; calyx 5-6 mm long, enlarged in fruit; petals pinkish, 7-9 mm long, slightly notched; fruit enclosed in calyx, 5-7 mm across, mericarps 10-12, glabrous. Photographed from Baramulla, Kashmir, grown as vegetable (Sonchal, sotsul)
Often cultivated as vegetable . Malvaceae Week: Malva verticillata from Baramulla, Kashmir: Malva verticillata Linn., Sp.Pl. 689. 1753
Common names: Whorled mallow, curly mallow
Tall annual or biennial herb reaching 2.5 m; leaves orbicular, up to 25 cm long and as broad, usually 5-lobed; stipules lanceolate 5 mm long; petiole up to 25 cm long; flowers many, on almost invisible pedicels; epicalyx
segments linear or linear-lanceolate, 3-6 mm long; calyx 5-6 mm long, enlarged in fruit; petals pinkish, 7-9 mm long, slightly notched; fruit enclosed in calyx, 5-7 mm across, mericarps 10-12, glabrous. Photographed from Baramulla, Kashmir, grown as vegetable (Sonchal, sotsul)
Often cultivated as vegetable
VoF Week: Malva verticillata from the way to Ghangriya near Jangalchatti :
Malvaceae Fortnight- Post 57 :: Malva sp. from VoF: NS August 42/42 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) efi page on Malva verticillata Yes, I will also go with Malva verticillata L. as per images herein.
Malva sp. ABAUG2016/31 : 4 posts by 2 authors. 3 images. Malva sp.
Triund-Mcleodganj, HP
2410m
07 August 2016. Malva species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) I think close with Malva verticillata L. as per images herein.
Malvaceae week :: Malva sylvestris (RD_04): I think it should be M. verticillata not M. sylvestris. Thank you so much for correcting me Attached images are Malva verticillata L.
Date :10.01.2015
Location: Assam
Family : Malvaceae
Genus & species : Malva verticillata L
Vern Name : Laffa (Assamese)
Habitat: cultivated for vegetable
Habit :Herb really appreciate the habitat pictures
Malvaceae (inc. Tiliaceae) Fortnight: Malvaceae Malva verticillata L from Assam – KD 07July2015 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Attached images are Malva verticillata L from Assam.
. Malva verticillata L.: 6 very high res. images. Location: Jumla, West Nepal
Altitude: 2500 m.
Habit : Wild Date: 25 August 2021
Nepali Name : लाफे साग Laaphe Saag / मझिनो Majhino
. References:
Antidiabetic Plants in India and Herbal Based Antidiabetic Research By T. Pullaiah, K. Chandrasekhar Naidu
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