Hibiscus furcatus
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-January
How to identify Hibiscus furcatus
Identify Hibiscus furcatus by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hibiscus furcatus.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus furcatus
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Mizoram, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Delhi, Tripura, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Haryana, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- 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.
Local Names
- Tamil
- செம்பருத்தி
- Bengali
- হিবিস্কাস
- Sinhala
- වද ගණය
About Hibiscus furcatus
Hibiscus furcatus is a climber in the Malvaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and 31 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Hibiscus furcatus belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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