Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

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Family : Malvaceae

Synonym : Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var rosa-sinensis L.

Common Names : Chemparathi, Shoe flower, Chinese rose, Rose of China

Flowering Period : Throughout the year

Distribution : Widely grown in Tropical Asia

Habitat : Grown as ornamental

Uses : Ornamental, hair growth promotion

Key Characters :

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.