Oorikai / Tiny White Wild Hibiscus
Hibiscus micranthus
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- October-April
How to identify Oorikai
Identify Oorikai 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: October-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Oorikai.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus micranthus
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Scrub forests and wastelands
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- 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
- Malayalam
- Oorikai
About Oorikai
A member of the Malvaceae family, Tiny White Wild Hibiscus (Hibiscus micranthus) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and 11 other states. It grows in scrub forests and wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Oorikai belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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