Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Malvaceae | Genus: Hibiscus | Species:
Hibiscus micranthus L.f.
( ओकड़ा ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Bombyx micranthus (L.f.) I.Riedl, Hibiscus gossypinus DC., Urena ovalifolia Forssk. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Okda | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Tiny Flower Hibiscus | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Okda | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a capsule globose; seeds reniform, cottony. |
| Habitat | Scrub jungles | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Tropical Africa, South Africa, Arabia, India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka. | Bark Details | Sparsely to profusely branched, stiff and erect. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A shrub, sparsely to profusely branched. Leaves subsessile to long petiolate; blade elliptic, ovate or ovate-rhomboid, scabrous to bristly or sparsely hairy on both sides; stipules filiform. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicel with or without joint. Epicalyx segments, filiform, stiff. Calyx 5 lobed; lobes lanceolate or triangular. Corolla white or pink; petals 5, reflexed, stellate hairy outside. Stamina] tube very short. Fruit a capsule globose; seeds reniform, cottony. | Leaf Details | Leaves subsessile to long petiolate; blade elliptic, ovate or ovate-rhomboid, scabrous to bristly or sparsely hairy on both sides; stipules filiform. |
