Abelmoschus crinitus

Abelmoschus crinitus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the mallow family. It was first described by Nathaniel Wallich in 1830.

Abelmoschus crinitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abelmoschus
Species:
A. crinitus
Binomial name
Abelmoschus crinitus
Wall. (1830)
Synonyms[1]

Habitat

A. crinitus is native to China, the Philippines, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam and Java. There have been a number of reports of the plant growing in Pakistan but its presence is rare.[2][3] It is found in deciduous forests and on grassy slopes between 300–1300 m.[1]

Characteristics

A. crinitus is a perennial shrub. Its stems grow up to 1 m tall. The leaves are "ovate-pentagonal" in shape with 3-5 shallow lobes and reach a maximum size of 8×7 cm. Stellate Trichome is present on both the upper and lower leaf surfaces, though it is more dense on the underside. The flowers are a "creamy-white to deep orange-yellow" colour and occasionally have a reddish centre. They have 5–6 bracts measuring 7–11 mm in length which are green when in flower and brown when in fruit.[1]

References
  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. "Abelmoschus crinitus in Flora of China". EFloras. 12: 284, 285.
  3. "Abelmoschus crinitus in Flora of Pakistan". eFloras. p. 25. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  • Wall. 1830. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 1: 39, t. 44.


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