Abelmoschus crinitus

Abelmoschus crinitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Abelmoschus
Species:	A. crinitus
Binomial name
Abelmoschus crinitus Wall. (1830)
Synonyms[1]
List Abelmoschus cancellatus Wall. ex Voigt Abelmoschus fusiformis Wall. Abelmoschus hainanensis S.Y.Hu Abelmoschus racemosus Wall. Hibiscus bodinieri H. Lév. Hibiscus cancellatus Roxb.ex G.Don nom. illeg. Hibiscus cavaleriei H. Lév. Hibiscus crinitus (Wall.) G. Don

Abelmoschus crinitus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Mallow family. It was first described by Nathaniel Wallich in 1830.

Habitat

A. crinitus is native to China, the Philippines, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam and Malesia. There have been a number of reports of the plant growing in Pakistan but its presence is rare.^[2][3] It is found in deciduous forests and on grassy slopes between 300-1300 m.^[1]

Characteristics

A. crinitus is a perennial shrub. It's stems up to 1 m tall. The leaves are "ovate-pentagonal" in shape with 3-5 shallow lobes and reach a maximum size of 8x7 cm. Stellate Trichome is present on both the upper and lower leaf surfaces, though it is more dense on the underside. The flowers are a "creamy-white to deep orange-yellow" colour and occasionally have a reddish centre. They have 5-6 bracts measuring 7-11 mm in length which are green when in flower and brown when in fruit.^[1]

References

1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 7 January 2016.
2. "Abelmoschus crinitus in Flora of China". eFloras 12: 284, 285.
3. "Abelmoschus crinitus in Flora of Pakistan". eFloras. p. 25. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

• Wall. 1830. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 1: 39, t. 44.