Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC., Prodr. 1: 445 1824. (syn: Malvaviscus arboreus var. longifolius Schery; Malvaviscus arboreus var. penduliflorus (DC.) Schery; Malvaviscus arboreus subsp. penduliflorus (DC.) Hadač; Malvaviscus longifolius Garcke [Illegitimate]; Malvaviscus longifolius (A. St.-Hil.) Spach); . Common name: Pendulous Sleeping Hibiscus . The species is very close to and often confused with M. arboreus subsp. mexicanus (syn. of Malvaviscus arboreus Cav. var. arboreus) but with longer usually nodding flowers more than 5 cm long and narrow lanceolate to narrowly ovate darker green in colour. . People use them for making garlands for Deity puja …; .
Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus: 20 Aug 2009 Kalenahalli, Mysore dist. In Marathi called as Muki Jaswand Malvaviscus arboreus – penduliflorus 20 Aug 2009 Kalenahalli, Mysore dist, Karnataka efi thread nice, so it also grows in Karnatak… Pan indian I guess… Muki Jaswand as the flower doesn’t open. great
Malvaceae Week: Malvaviscus penduliflorus from Delhi: 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. looks like my flowers from bengal and Bihar . Malvaceae Fortnight: Malvaviscus penduliflorus from Delhi-GSJULY44/47 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) 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.
efloraofindia:”For Id 01112011MR2’’ Malvaviscus penduliflorus Pune:
Plant for ID: (Mixed thread): I think id is Ok
Malvaceae week 09 05 2011 UD 002 Malvaviscus arboreus penduliflorus: Submitting: Malvaviscus arboreus penduliflorus red flowers Family: Malvaceae Subfamily: Malvoideae Tribe: Hibisceae Genus: Malvaviscus Fabr. My specimen: Malvaviscus arboreus penduliflorus Synonyms: Sleepy Hibiscus, Mexican Turk’s Cap In colloquial Bengali: Lanka Joba… (Jaba kusum flower that lookslike a red mirchi (lanka in Bengali) ) . Origin: Costa Rica, Nicaragua Now found in most tropical areas. Evergreen shrub to 10 feet. Grown all over Bengal, I find it on roadsides, along banks of water-bodies, esp in villages… the flowers are popular with ladies as puja offering… and makes the drab country lanes colorful most of the year… Date/Time- Seen it all my life, digital photograph made in 2008 at a picnic spot at a friend’s garden, north of Kolkata and 2011 in Bihar, in the yard of a Jain Temple . Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Sea level, near Barasat, a few miles north of Kolkata. (Figures 1 -3) I recently saw it in Bihar…(figure 4) .. Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- In India : cultivated . Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- shrub , I have seen them only to be about 8 feet tall. Height/Length- see above. Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- ? Sagittate Inflorescence Type/ Size- Single, Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- This is RED, seen in white and pink… and a mixed up one… same plant had red and white flowers, go figure!! Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- I have not seen any… Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Pollinators: Don’t know Now more appropriately M. penduliflorus DC.
Hibiscus For ID : Nasik : 290613 : AK-4 : Attachments (2). 6 posts by 3 authors. The plant is one of the varieties of Malvaviscus arboreus Mostly Malvaviscus arboreus penduliflorus Yes this is Malvaviscus arboreus
SYMBIOSIS : 87: Must be Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC. as per keys at Must be I am not sure.
SYMBIOSIS : 90: Must be Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC. as per keys at May be. I am not sure. One botany teacher told me that it was Malvaviscus arboreus.
Lanka Jaba: Imaged in patuli, Kolkata, India 25.12.2010
Malvaceae week – Malvaviscvus arboreus – 070911 – RK2: It should be Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC.
. References: The Plant List GRIN Flora of China Flora of Pakistan (Malvaviscus arboreus var. penduliflorus (Mocino & Sesse ex DC.) Schery) Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal (Malvaviscus arboreus var. penduliflorus Cav.) Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal |
Malvaviscus penduliflorus (Cultivated)
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