Angled Wild Mallow
Abelmoschus angulosus var. angulosus
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Angled Wild Mallow
Identify Angled Wild Mallow by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Nagaland and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Angled Wild Mallow.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Abelmoschus angulosus var. angulosus
- Genus
- Abelmoschus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous, semi-evergreen and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, China, Sumatra, Java
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Nagaland, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Malvaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Angled Wild Mallow
Angled Wild Mallow (Abelmoschus angulosus var. angulosus) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and 2 other states. It grows in moist deciduous, semi-evergreen and shola forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Angled Wild Mallow belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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