Very common in homesteads Common ornamental plant. The leaves and flowers are used as hair tonic. Flowers are also used as a cosmetic in skin care. It petals are used as a pH indicator. to
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uses
Common ornamental plant. The leaves and flowers are used as hair tonic. Flowers are also used as a cosmetic in skin care. It petals are used as a pH indicator. to
family
Malvaceae
synonym
Hibiscus arnottii Griff . ex Mast., in Hibiscus boryanus DC.
description
Shrubs; stems lenticellate, woody. Leaves alternate, ovate to ovate- lanceolate, truncate or tapering at base, serrate, crenate or entire, acute to acuminate × at apex, 5-11 3-6 cm, 3-5 nerved at base; petioles 1.5-4 cm long, simple-hairy; stipules lanceolate or subulate, 3-11 mm long. Flower axillary, solitary; pedicels 2-8 cm long, jointed above middle. Epicalyx lobes 5-8, connate at base, lanceolate, 5-15 mm long, sparsely stellate-pubescent. Calyx campanulate, 1-3 cm long; lobes connate to middle, lanceolate, 1.5-2 cm long, stellate and glandular-pilose outside. Corolla infundibular, 6-12 cm across, 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 (rarely formed).
distribution
Widely grown in tropical and subtropical countries