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Lavatera cachemiriana Cambess., Voy. Inde 4(Bot.): 29 29 1841. (Syn: Althaea cachemiriana (Cambess.) Kuntze; Lavatera cachemiriana var. haroonii Abedin);
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Lavatera cachemiriana Cambess, Voy. Inde 4(Bot): 29 29, 1841 Syn: Althaea cachemiriana (Cambess.) Kuntze; Lavatera cachemiriana var. haroonii Abedin
Soft pubescent herb up to 2.5 m tall, lower leaves cordate-orbicular, 5-lobed, shallowly crenate, upper leaves 3- or 5-lobed, midlobe longest; flowers solitary in upper leaf axils, 5-8 cm across; epicalyx 3, ovate, united up to middle, shorter than calyx; petals pink, about 4-5 cm long, deeply bi-lobed, hairy at base; staminal tube-8-12 mm long; fruit up to 1.5 mm across with 20-25 mericarps shorter than central axis.
Species endemic to Kashmir
Photographed from Gulmarg in July, growing on open slopes.
. Malvaceae Fortnight: Lavatera cachemiriana from Gulmarg, Kashmir-GSJULY36/36 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Lavatera cachemiriana Cambess, Voy. Inde 4(Bot): 29 29, 1841 Syn: Althaea cachemiriana (Cambess.) Kuntze; Lavatera cachemiriana var. haroonii Abedin
Soft pubescent herb up to 2.5 m tall, lower leaves cordate-orbicular, 5-lobed, shallowly crenate, upper leaves 3- or 5-lobed, midlobe longest; flowers solitary in upper leaf axils, 5-8 cm across; epicalyx 3, ovate, united up to middle, shorter than calyx; petals pink, about 4-5 cm long, deeply bi-lobed, hairy at base; staminal tube-8-12 mm long; fruit up to 1.5 mm across with 20-25 mericarps shorter than central axis.
Species endemic to Kashmir
Photographed from Gulmarg in July, growing on open slopes.
    Lavatera cachemiriana ?? – — en route Niharni- GHNP106 – Nov- PKA13 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Seen this big herb en-route Niharni at GHNP. mallow alright and himalayan flowers book lists only one pink mallow flower … Lavetera Kashmiriana with a K
i also discovered it recently that there were indeed Swiss naturalists brothers named Laveter… Fore a while now there was a joke among some of us that that these are planted in front of outhouses in the american west and midwest… and hence the name…
goes to show…often an obvious choice or surmise is not the answer. I think yes, Nice upload . Malvaceae Fortnight :: Lavatera cachemiriana ::en route Niharni- GHNP:: PKAJUL18 :: 106 – Nov- PKA13 : 1 post by 1 author.
Seen this big herb en-route Niharni at GHNP.   “Malvaceae (including Tiliaceae) week” : 1 post by 1 author. Lavatera cachemiriana (Kashmiri Mallow)
from Gulmarg Kashmir…
. Lavatera kashmiriana Cambess.: 8 very high res. images. Location: Jumla, Nepal
Altitude: 2893m.
Date: 18 August 2021
Habit : Wild . References:
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Lavatera cachemiriana
Updated on March 9, 2026