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Hibiscus cannabinus or deccan hemp or hibiscus asper

HIbiscus cannabinus

Description:

Grows during all seasons. one of the species of hibiscus. But stem has spikes which is unlike other hibiscus

Notes:

This plant has medicinal values. Details can be found in 1)http://medplants.blogspot.in/2012/05/hibiscus-cannabinus-gongura.html

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5 Comments

Thank u mporcell9. But it also looks like Hibiscus cannabilis gongura.. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Eq4R7YVB_o/T8... !! can somebody help ?

mporcell9
mporcell9 11 years ago

It might be Hibiscus verrucosus??

Thanks for the link Jellis.. I am using the same link for my old uploads also :-) Thank u alice :-)

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

It is a Swamp Hibiscus. I grew them for a couple of years.

Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago

This might help you on some of your flower ID
http://www.flowersofindia.net/index.html...

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Sep 24, 2012
Submitted on Sep 24, 2012

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