Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Malvaceae | Genus: Abelmoschus | Species: Abelmoschus manihot (Linn.) Medik. ( जंगली भिन्डी ) |
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| Synonym | Abelmoschus caillei (A.Chev.) Stevels, , Abelmoschus platidactylus (Bakh.) Nakai, Hibiscus japonicus Miq., Hibiscus manihot Linn. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Sweet Hibiscus | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Sweet Hibiscus, Edible Hibiscus, Manihot-mallow, Sunset Hibiscus, Yellow Hibiscus | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jungli bhindi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Capsules ovoid-oblong, 5-angular; seeds dark-brown, hairy. |
| Habitat | Common; forest edges, grassy slopes, moist ravines. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Submontane Himalaya, almost throughout India; Pakistan, China, N. Australis. | Bark Details | Purplish bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Simple or branched herbs or undershrubs, to 1.5 m high with stout, fistular stem, clothed with bristly hairs. Leaves variable in size and shape, usually orbicular to broadly ovate, 3-9 lobed; dentate or serrate; stipules linear to filiform or lanceolate, stellately hairy. Flowers solitary, axillary or in compact terminal racemes, bright yellow, 8-12 cm across. Epicalyx bracteoles lanceolate, acute, stiff hairy. Calyx villous. Petals obovate, fleshy at base.. Capsules ovoid-oblong, to 5-angular; seeds dark-brown, hairy. | Leaf Details | Leaves variable in size and shape, 5-20 cm across, usually orbicular to broadly ovate, 3-9 lobed; dentate or serrate; stipules linear to filiform or lanceolate, stellately hairy. |
