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: Sleeping hibiscus, 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 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: Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC., Prodr. 1: 445, 1824 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: Sharing pictures of Malvaviscus penduliflorus; Sleeping Hibiscus at Pune. Date 1/11/11, garden shrub
Plant for ID: This plant is growing in our garden at Tala Umariya M.P.. Pl validate the ID or suggest otherwise? Pendulous sleeping hibiscus Malvaviscus penduliflorus 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. These are common Hibiscus flowers, known as Sleeping Hibiscus. Pictures taken in our Nasik home garden. They bloom through out the year. Recently I found two similar looking species on FOI. For species confirmation please. The plant is one of the varieties of Malvaviscus arboreus Mostly Malvaviscus arboreus penduliflorus Yes this is Malvaviscus arboreus
SYMBIOSIS : 87: Attaching the image of the 87th member of the series. In this male of a Purple Sunbird is on a flower of Malvaviscus arboreus. Must be Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC. as per keys at http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=6674&type=4 Must be I am not sure.
SYMBIOSIS : 90: Here goes the 90th member of the series. In this a Redvented bulbul is on the flower of Malvaviscus arboreus. Must be Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC. as per keys at http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=6674&type=4 May be. I am not sure. One botany teacher told me that it was Malvaviscus arboreus.
Lanka Jaba: We call it Lanka Jaba as an allusion to red chilli peppers. Imaged in patuli, Kolkata, India 25.12.2010
Malvaceae week – Malvaviscvus arboreus – 070911 – RK2: Pic taken in Bannarghatta National Park, Bangalore on 4.10.09 at 3.22 pm. Nos 2 & 3 are same pic cropped/post-processed for closer look. Tall shrub – about 9′ 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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