Decaschistia trilobata

Decaschistia trilobata Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 1: t. 88 1838.;
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¿ dek-uh-SHIS-tee-uh ? — Greek: deka (ten), schistosa (very divided); alluding to the 10-valved capsules … Malvaceae of Southern Peninsular India
try-lo-BAY-tuh — three-lobed (leaved) … Dave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: lobed-leaved Mysore mallow • Marathi: रान अंबाडी ran ambadi
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Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India)
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India: In evergreen and deciduous forests of Western Ghats and Deccan plateau. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala as per BSI Flora of India;

ANSEPT82 Please confirm if this is Decaschistia trilobata : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7).

Photos were clicked by friend in Amboli
2012
Lower leaves are trilobed while the upper leaves are entire
Calyx five, epicalyx segments are two per each calyx lobe

efi page on Decaschistia trilobata

Id is confirmed based on references under: Decaschistia trilobata

I think yes.

Decaschistia trilobata :: Amboli :: 25 OCT 2015 : 7 posts by 4 authors. 5 images.

Amboli … Maharashtra

Date: 25 OCT 2015 … Altitude: about 690 m (2,260 ft) asl
Decaschistia trilobata Wight … (family: Malvaceae)

Names of Plants in India :: Decaschistia trilobata Wight:
Decaschistia trilobata Wight

¿ dek-uh-SHIS-tee-uh ? — Greek: deka (ten), schistosa (very divided); alluding to the 10-valved capsules … Malvaceae of Southern Peninsular India
try-lo-BAY-tuh — three-lobed (leaved) … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: lobed-leaved Mysore mallow • Konkani: रान अंबाडी ran ambadi • Marathi: रान अंबाडी ran ambadi

botanical names: Decaschistia trilobata Wight … synonyms: no known synonyms … POWO

Bibliography / etymology

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lobed-leaved Mysore mallow

Flowers of India

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रान अंबाडी ran ambadi

name borrowed from near regional language Marathi

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रान अंबाडी ran ambadi

Further Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to identify flowers of northern Western Ghats of India by Shrikant Ingalhalikar

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Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/06/decaschistia-trilobata-wight.html

References:
The Plant List Ver.1.1 Catalogue of Life GBIF (with type specimen) BSI Flora of India Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Flowers of India Wikimedia Commons Malvaceae of Southern Peninsular India: A Taxonomic Monograph (1996) Digital flora of Karnataka

Updated on December 24, 2024

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