Spider Hibiscus
Hibiscus schizopetalus
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Spider Hibiscus
Identify Spider Hibiscus 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 flower colour: Red.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Spider Hibiscus.
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.
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