Lahan Jaswand / Lobed Leaf Mallow
Hibiscus lobatus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- July-February
How to identify Lahan Jaswand
Identify Lahan Jaswand by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Deeply palmately lobed.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lahan Jaswand.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus lobatus
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Tropical and Southeast Asia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Malesia
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Deeply palmately lobedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lahan Jaswand itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family.
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
- Marathi
- Lahan Jaswand
About Lahan Jaswand
Lobed leaf Mallow (Hibiscus lobatus) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka and 10 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Lahan Jaswand belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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