IUCN Status
: Not Applicable
Author: Ankit jangir
Ankit Jangir is an explorer and field botanist, currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Botany from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. He completed his M.Sc. from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, with a strong focus on plant taxonomy and biodiversity documentation.
- Chhoti Sadri, Pratapgarh, Rajasthan
- Naturally grown
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Five-Fingered Mallow is an erect herb or undershrub, Leaves palmately divided into 3-5 leaflets, Leaflets are broad, commonly elliptic, toothed, upper surface almost hairless, lower surface with scattered starry hairs.
Inflorescence usually axillary, Large pale-yellow or rarely white with purple center flowers are borne singly in leaf axils. Flower stalks is 8-12 cm long, epicalyx present. -
Hibiscus caesius Garcke
staminal column
Staminal column usually shorter or almost as long petals, dark red or purple, base wide, filaments apex truncate, anthers basifixed -
Hibiscus caesius Garcke
fruiting body
Fruit- capsule is ovoid, beaked, covered with simple bristly hairs, seeds are many. -
Hibiscus caesius Garcke
plant body showing leaves.
