Bili Daasavaala / Maple-Leaved Mallow
Hibiscus platanifolius
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Flowering
- August-November
How to identify Bili Daasavaala
Identify Bili Daasavaala by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bili Daasavaala.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.“Leaves are cordate at base;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bili Daasavaala itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded“Flowers show axillary panicles where flowers show typical Hibiscus flower colors, pink with dark center.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“Flowers show axillary panicles where flowers show typical Hibiscus flower colors, pink with dark center.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Fruit is a capsule.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bili Daasavaala itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- ஒளி வண்ண மலர்கள் கொண்ட செடி வகை
- Kannada
- Bili daasavaala, Daasaala, Daasaani
About Bili Daasavaala
A member of the Malvaceae family, Maple-Leaved Mallow (Hibiscus platanifolius) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. It grows in evergreen- and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Bili Daasavaala belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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