Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Malvaceae
Hibiscus scindicus Stocks.
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Description:
A 20 to 25 cm tall under-shrub with many branches. Leaves very variable in shape
and size, attached with very short stalk, margins dentate. Flowers white to pale pink,
axillary, solitary, pedicel short 2-7 mm. Fruit globose, seeds covered with soft long
white hairs.
Flowering Period:
February to May.
Habitat:
Usually found in stony and gravelly areas.
Distribution:
Endemic to Balochistan and Sindh.