Hibiscus platanifolius

Maple-Leaved Mallow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malvales
Family:Malvaceae
Genus:Hibiscus
Species: H. platanifolius
Binomial name
Hibiscus platanifolius
(Willd.) Sweet
Synonyms[1]
  • Hibiscus collinus Roxb.
  • Hibiscus eriocarpus DeCandolle
  • Hibiscus gossypinus Baill.
  • Pavonia platanifolia Willd.

Maple-Leaved Mallow, (Hibiscus platanifolius), is a species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is native to the India and Sri Lanka.[2] In Sri Lankan texts, the plant is widely known by its synonym H. eriocarpus. The tree is about 8m tall. Leaves are cordate at base; hairy; trilobed. Flowers show axillary panicles where flowers show typical Hibiscus flower colors, pink with dark center. Fruit is a capsule.[3]

Common Names[4]

  • Kannada - Bili daasavaala, Daasaala, Daasaani
  • Telugu - Kondabenda, Kondagogu, Kondajana punara

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-19600167
  2. ↑ http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229931
  3. ↑ http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Hibiscus_platanifolius
  4. ↑ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Maple-Leaved%20Mallow.html

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