✿Malvaceae · Hibiscus
Monarch Rose Mallow
Hibiscus radiatus
Also known as Ruby Hibiscus
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Nagaland, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- August-April
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
- 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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Monarch Rose Mallow 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
- Bengali
- কাঁটাজবা
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.
Botanical family
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Monarch Rose Mallow belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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