Thank you very much Tabish, Pankaj and Tanay for the validations and clarifications.
*Hibiscus hispidissimus* (syn. *H. furcatus, H. aculeatus*) is commonly known as: hill hemp bendy, wild hibiscus • Gujarati: મજનૂ ફલ majnu-phal • Hindi: वन गुढ़ल van gurhal • Kannada: ಬೆಟ್ಟ ಬಂಡೆ betta bende • Konkani: व्हडलो रानभेंडो vhadlo ranbhendo • Malayalam: ഞാറന്പുളി njaaranpuli • Marathi: रानभेंडी raanbhendi • Sanskrit: शठम्बष्ठी sathambasthi • Tamil: மலைப்புளிச்சை malai-p-puliccai • Telugu: అడవిగోగు adavigogu, కొండగోగు kondagogu Regards. On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 12:34 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks a lot Dinesh sir and Dr. Tabish sir. > Yeah stipules were enough to say that this is not surattensis. > Thanks for the information and the links. > Pankaj > > > > > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think the leaves of Hibiscus surattensis is deeply lobed as compared > > to those of Hibiscus hispidissimus. Also lobes in the mature leaves of > > Hibiscus hispidissimus are long-pointed - not so in Hibiscus > > surattensis. > > Other difference is that Hibiscus surattensis is either prostrate or > > climbing. Dinesh's plant is erect at this stage. Hibiscus > > hispidissimus is supposed to be erect or scandent. > > So, to me Dinesh's plant looks like Hibiscus hispidissimus. > > - Tabish > > > > On Nov 6, 8:36 pm, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Pankaj ... knowing that both the species are very close, put the > plant > >> for validation. > >> > >> Had glimpsed this journal earlier to posting. > >> > >> There is another Google Book available for referencing these two species > ... > >> Malvaceae of southern peninsular India: a taxonomic monograph by V. V. > >> Sivarajan, A. K. Pradeep athttp:// > books.google.co.in/books?id=XhVI5BluzCUC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq... > >> want of time did not condense this extra long URL ... will make use of > >> your tip in future) > >> > >> Going through their descriptions and illustrations, am more inclined > towards > >> H. hispidissimus ... for the sole reason that the stipule in case of H. > >> surattensis is quite (relatively) conspicuous. > >> Did not dig any other features > >> > >> Your thoughts. > >> > >> Regards. > >> > >> On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >> > Journal is available for free on the internet especially all the > >> > volumes before 2001. > >> > >> >http://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Hibiscus+hispidissimu. > .. > >> > >> > Anyways, what made me jump in was the reprint itself. From this > >> > particular reference I think the plant should be Hibiscus > >> > surattensis!! > >> > >> > Regards > >> > Pankaj > >> > >> > On Nov 6, 7:05 pm, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > Right you are Dinesh Ji but the leaf stucture show how asures me > this > >> > plant > >> > > as H . hispidissimus > >> > > Tanay > >> > >> > > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Dinesh Valke < > dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > Dear Tanay ... many thanks for providing the literature ... did > come > >> > across > >> > > > this article ... not sure of the URL. > >> > > > And therefore seeking validation ... you see *Hibiscus > surattensis* is > >> > > > quite close to *H. hispidissimus*. > >> > >> > > > Regards. > >> > >> > > > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:45 AM, tanay bose < > tanaybos...@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > >> > >> > > >> Dear Dinesh Ji, > >> > > >> I think you are right , I am attaching a paper from taxon which I > >> > think > >> > > >> will help you, this paper is not available to public but I have > the > >> > access. > >> > > >> Kindly consider. > >> > >> > > >> Regards > >> > > >> tanay > >> > >> > > >> On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 12:18 AM, Dinesh Valke < > dinesh.va...@gmail.com > >> > >wrote: > >> > >> > > >>> Dear friends, > >> > > >>> Believing this plant to be *Hibiscus hispidissimus* ... please > >> > validate. > >> > >> > > >>> Date/Time : October 31, 2010 at 8.47am IST > >> > > >>> Location Place : Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National > Park) > >> > > >>> Altitude : about 259 m (above mean sea level) > >> > > >>> GPS : around 19°14'59.92"N, 72°56'0.04"E > >> > >> > > >>> Habitat : growing wild in mixed deciduous forest > >> > >> > > >>> Plant > >> > > >>> Habit : diffuse herb > >> > > >>> Height :about 1 m > >> > >> > > >>> Regards. > >> > >> > > >> -- > >> > > >> *Tanay Bose* > >> > > >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > >> > > >> Department of Botany. > >> > > >> University of British Columbia . > >> > > >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >> > > >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > >> > > >> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > >> > > >> 604-822-2019 (Lab) > >> > > >> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > >> > >> > > -- > >> > > *Tanay Bose* > >> > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > >> > > Department of Botany. > >> > > University of British Columbia . > >> > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >> > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > >> > > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > >> > > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > >> > > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
