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Lemon Yellow Rose Mallow

Hibiscus calyphyllus

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Tamil Nadu
Flowering: January-April

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Hibiscus calyphyllus
Genus: Hibiscus
Family: Malvaceae
Habit: Shrub
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Africa
Found in India: Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting: January-April
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Lobed
Venation: Palmate

Typical of the Malvaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour: Yellowrecorded

Typical of the family

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Solitary
Fruit: Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Lemon Yellow Rose Mallow itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Lemon Yellow Rose Mallow

Lemon Yellow Rose Mallow (Hibiscus calyphyllus) is a shrub in the Malvaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April.

Botanical family

Malvaceae

Mallow/Hibiscus family

Lemon Yellow Rose Mallow belongs to the Malvaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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