Spider Hibiscus
Hibiscus schizopetalus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hibiscus schizopetalus
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical East Africa
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Tropical and Subtropical countries
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Delhi, Odisha, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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 colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Spider Hibiscus itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- ঝুমকো জবা
About Spider Hibiscus
Spider Hibiscus (Hibiscus schizopetalus) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 15 other states. It is cultivated. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Spider Hibiscus belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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