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Malvaviscus penduliflorus

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  • Botanical Name : Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC
  • Synonyms : Malvaviscus arboreus var. penduliflorus (Moc. & Sesse ex DC.) Schery
  • Common Name : Pendulous Sleeping Hibiscus
  • Plant Family : Malvaceae
  • Plant Form : Shrub
  • Occurrence (Special Areas) : Ayurvedic Udyan

About Malvaviscus penduliflorus Plant :

  • Habit : A shrub with often scrambling or trailing habit.
  • Leaves : Entire or palmately lobed.
  • Inflorescence : Solitary, axillary.
  • Flowers :
    • Pedicellate, Epicalyx 8-10, shortly connate, lanceolate or spathulate.
    • Corolla large, red coloured, showy with petals straight and not spreading.
    • Monadelphous stamens.
    • Carpels 5 having one ovule in each. Styles 10, fused at the base with capitate stigma.
  • Fruit : Not known.
  • Flowering and Fruiting Time : Throughout the year.
  • Significance : An ornamental plant.