Abelmoschus crinitus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Abelmoschus
Species: Abelmoschus crinitus
Name

Abelmoschus crinitus Wall. (1830)
Synonyms

Homotypic
Bamia crinita Wall., Numer. List n. 1922. 1829.
Hibiscus crinitus (Wall.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 480. 1831.

Heterotypic
Abelmoschus cancellatus (L.f.) Wall., Catal., no. 1920. 1828.
Abelmoschus cancellatus (L.f.) Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 119. 1845, comb. superfl.
Abelmoschus fusiformis Wall., Numer. List 87 et n. 1921. 1829.
Abelmoschus hainanensis S.Y.Hu, Fl. China Fam. 153, 37. 1955.
Abelmoschus racemosus (Lindl.) Wall., Numer. List p. 87, no. 1920. 1829.
Bamia cancellata Wall., Numer. List n. 1920. 1829, nom. inval.
Bamia fusiformis Wall., Numer. List n. 1921. 1829, nom. inval.
Hibiscus bodinieri H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 184. 1913.
Hibiscus cancellatus L.f., Suppl. Pl. 311. 1782, nom. illeg. not L. (1775).
Hibiscus cancellatus Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 51. 1814, nom. inval.
Hibiscus cancellatus Roxb. ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 1: 480. 1831, nom. illeg. not L. (1775)
Hibiscus cavaleriei H.Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 184. 1913.
Hibiscus fusiformis (Wall.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 1: 759. 1840.
Hibiscus racemosus Lindl., Bot. Reg. 11: t. 917. 1825.

References

'eFloras 2008. Abelmoschus crinitus in Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Wallich, N. 1830. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 1: 39, t. 44.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Abelmoschus crinitus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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

"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 7 January 2016.
"Abelmoschus crinitus in Flora of China". EFloras. 12: 284, 285.

"Abelmoschus crinitus in Flora of Pakistan". eFloras. p. 25. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

Wall. 1830. Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 1: 39, t. 44.