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Lobed leaf
As recorded for Monarch Rose Mallow
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Hibiscus radiatus

Monarch Rose Mallow কাঁটাজবা

Bengali name · See all regional names ↓

Also known as Ruby Hibiscus

Habit
Shrub
Found in India
Nagaland, Uttarakhand
Flowering
August-April
One plant. Many familiar names.

Monarch Rose Mallow in regional languages

Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.

Recorded regional names for Monarch Rose Mallow
LanguageRegional scriptRecorded Latin spelling
BengaliকাঁটাজবাNot recorded
See the original recorded names
Bengali
কাঁটাজবা

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗

Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Sabdariffa radiata. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India to Myanmar.

Recorded habitat
Grown as ornamental plant
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Nagaland →Uttarakhand →

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How to identify Monarch Rose Mallow

Identify Monarch Rose Mallow 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: Deeply palmately lobed.
  • Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-April.
  • In India, compare location records such as Nagaland, Uttarakhand.
  • Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Monarch Rose Mallow.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Hibiscus radiatus
Genus
Hibiscus
Family
Malvaceae
Habit
Shrub
Habitat
Grown as ornamental plant
Habitat type
Cultivated
Native to
Eastern India
Distribution
India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
Found in India
Nagaland, Uttarakhand
Flowering & fruiting
August-April
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape
Deeply palmately lobedrecorded
Toothed leaf margin
Leaf margin
ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Leaves are dentate, with upper leaves lobed into three, five, or seven parts.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Palmate venation leaf character
Venation
Palmate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Monarch Rose Mallow itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Solitary inflorescence
Inflorescence
Solitary
Capsule fruit
Fruit
Capsule

Typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Monarch Rose Mallow

Monarch Rose Mallow (Hibiscus radiatus) is a shrub in the Malvaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Nagaland and Uttarakhand. It is grown as ornamental plant. Flowering and fruiting run from August to April.

Illustration representing the Malvaceae family
Botanical family

Malvaceae

Mallow/Hibiscus family

Monarch Rose Mallow belongs to the Malvaceae family.

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