Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var.
rosa-sinensis L.
Synonym: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
MALVACEAE
Local Names : ചെമ്പരത്തി,
Shoe flower, Chinese
rose, Rose of China.
.
Flowering Period : Throughout the Year.
Distribution : Native of Pacific Islands
Uses: Ornamental, Hair problems cure.
Exotic : Yes.
Hibiscus
are Shrubs; stems woody and glabrous. Leaves alternate, ovate, serrate, crenate
or entire, sometimes dentate towards apex, acute to acuminate at apex. Flower
axillary, solitary. Epicalyx lobes 5-8, connate at base, lanceolate , sparsely
stellate-pubescent. Calyx campanulate; lobes connate to middle, lanceolate,
stellate and glandular-pilose outside. Corolla infundibular , red, white, pink,
yellow or orange yellow; petals obovate and entire. Staminal column to 5 cm
long, exserted beyond corolla, antheriferous in upper half. Capsules oblong-rounded.
