Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Malvaceae
Hibiscus lobatus (J.A. Murray) O. Ktze.
(Syn: Solandra lobata J. A. Murray)
English name: Hibiscus.
Local name:
Description:
An erect annual herb height ranges from 25 to 60 cm tall with pubescent stem.
Leaves very variable in shape and size. Flowers white to pale yellow, axillary solitary
or in terminal racemes. Fruit slightly globose. Seeds minute black in colour.
Flowering Period:
March to June.
Habitat:
Found in stony, gravelly soils and slopes of foothills.
Distribution:
TropicalAfrica, Pakistan, Madagascar and centralAsia.