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Hibiscus micranthus L.f.

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Hibiscus micranthus L.f.
Hibiscus micranthus L.f.
Hibiscus micranthus L.f.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymHibiscus capillipes Mattei
synonymHibiscus clandestinus Cav.
synonymHibiscus gossypinus DC.
synonymHibiscus hermanniifolius Hochst.
synonymHibiscus intermedius Hochst. ex T. Anders.
synonymHibiscus micranthus var. grandifolius Fiori
synonymHibiscus micranthus var. hermanniifolius Hochst. ex Cuf.
synonymHibiscus micranthus var. parvifolius (Hochst. ex Anders.) Cuf.
synonymHibiscus parvifolius Hochst. ex Anders.
synonymHibiscus pavoniformis Baill.
🗒 Common Names
Irula
  • Pillai thenkai
Malayalam
  • Oorikai
Other
  • Kallai Chedi
  • Ottai Kallai
  • Tiny Flower Hibiscus
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
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    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Subshrubs; branchlets stellate, pubescent. Leaves 3-6.5 x 3-6 cm, broadly ovate, apex acute, shallowly 3-lobed, 5-nerved, dentate; petiole to 4 cm, pubescent, stipules linear, 8 mm. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels to 3 cm, jointed below the flower, curved, bracteoles 6, 2 mm; calyx lobes 3 mm, ovate; petals 1 x 0.5 cm, oblong, white; staminal column 6 mm; anthers yellow, ovary 5 celled, styles branches 5, 2 mm. Capsule 5 mm, subglobose; seeds 3-4 in each cell, clothed with long silky hairs.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
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      Habit: Subshrub
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
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        Habit: A slender branching undershrub, upto 1m.
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          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: December-April
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Morphology
            Flower

            Solitary; white. Flowering from March-May.

            Fruit

            A globose capsule, puberulous; seeds many, hairy. Fruiting throughout the year.

            Field tips

            Branchlets stellate-tomentose. Leaves 5-nerved from base.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Alternate-distichous

            Leaf Type

            Simple

            Leaf Shape

            Ovate, suborbicular or elliptic

            Leaf Apex

            Acute

            Leaf Base

            Subcordate

            Leaf Margin

            Serrate

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              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Scrub jungles
              G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Contributors 
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                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Scrub jungles
                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
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                  Very common on foothills, scrub jungles. India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Arabia.
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                    Description
                    Global Distribution

                    South Asia

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Idukki

                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    References 
                      Maharashtra: Kolhapur Kerala: Idukki, Palakkad
                      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
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                        Found in scrub jungles, roadside thickets and wastelands from plains to 300m. Common. Tropical Africa, Arabia, India and Sri Lanka.
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                          No Data
                          📚 Occurrence
                          No Data
                          📚 Uses and Management
                          Uses

                          System of Medicines Used In

                          Folk medicine
                          Folk medicine
                          System Of Medicines Used In

                          Folk medicine

                          FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5430
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                            It has significant anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and neuromuscular blocking properties.
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                              Folklore
                              Indigenous Information: Fruits edible.
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                                📚 Information Listing
                                References
                                1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5430
                                1. Hibiscus micranthus L.f., Suppl. Pl. 308. 1781; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 335. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 97(70). 1915; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 330. 1993; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 97. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 36. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 28. 2002.
                                1. Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002
                                Information Listing > References
                                1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5430
                                2. Hibiscus micranthus L.f., Suppl. Pl. 308. 1781; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 335. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 97(70). 1915; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 330. 1993; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 97. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 36. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 28. 2002.
                                3. Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002

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                                📚 Meta data
                                No Data
                                🐾 Taxonomy
                                RootRoot
                                KingdomPlantae
                                PhylumTracheophyta
                                ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                                OrderMalvales Juss.
                                FamilyMalvaceae Juss.
                                GenusHibiscus L.
                                SpeciesHibiscus micranthus L.f.
                                📊 Temporal Distribution
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