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Abelmoschus ficulneus (L.) Wight & Arn. ex Wight

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It is rare in Pakistan.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 26 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Undershrub, 0.5-1.5 m tall. Stem usually simple, and short hairy, sometimes prickly, usually thick and fistular. Leaves 2-15 cm long and broad, orbicular, cordate at base, serrate, scabrous on both sides, 3-5-parted, lobes obovate to spathulate; stipules 5-12 mm long, linear or filiform, hirsute; petiole 2-20 cm long, simple hairy. Flowers axillary, solitary or in terminal racemes by the reduction of leaves; pedicel 1-1.5 cm long, in fruit up to 3.5 cm, densely simple hairy, glabrescent. Epicalyx segments 5-6, lanceolate, rough, caducous before expansion of corolla. Calyx c. 1.5 cm long. Corolla c. 3 cm across, white, becoming pink, with a dark purple spot in the centre; petals obovate, 2-3 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm broad. Staminal tube c. 1.5 cm long, glabrous. Capsule 3-3.5 cm long, 1.5-2 cm across, 5 angular, ovoid, simple, hairy, glabrescent, valves membranous. Seeds c. 3 mm across, globular, black, glabrous to stellate pilose.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 26 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution: N. Australia, S. Asia, Malesia, E. Africa and Madagascar.
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Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 26 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Abelmoschus ficulneus

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Abelmoschus ficulneus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Abelmoschus, family Malvaceae. Commonly known as white wild musk mallow or native rosella, it is fibrous perennial with a woody stem. Its flowers are about an inch in diameter, either pink or white, with a rose center;[2] its leaves are palmate.[3]

The species grows as a small erect shrub, 2 to 5 ft (1 to 2 m) tall and 2 to 6 ft (1 to 2 m) across. Leaves are 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 in) long and 4 to 7 cm (2 to 3 in) wide, with a circular shape (heart-shaped near base). Leaves are rough on both sides, toothed, and have 3 to 5 lobes. Flower stock are covered in velvety hair, and the flowers themselves are 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3 in) across. The stocks are short and colored white to pink with a dark purple center. Flowers last a few days. The plant has small hairs which may cause irritation.[3] The plant's seed heads are hairy and sticky, ovalar in shape and 2.5–4 cm (1–2 in) long and 1.3–2 cm (1–1 in) wide, with five ribs and a short beak. Seeds that are still in their growth period are medium to dark green, and when they are mature they turn dark brown, and split into five parts to release 10 to 20 brown to black spherical seeds, covered in tiny hairs.[4]

Abelmoschus ficulneus germinates in the spring and summer months, after the effects of rainfall and irrigation have set in. The plant grows rapidly over spring and summer several months after emergence, through autumn. Mature seeds are produced within a month of flowering in the late summer and autumn seasons.[4]

The species is native to north and east Africa, Madagascar, Indomalaya and Northern Australia, where it has become a common crop weed, particularly in cotton.[2][3][4]

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  1. ^ Allen, R. & Plummer, J. (2019). "Abelmoschus ficulneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T123707362A123802086. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Abelmoschus ficulneus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d "White Wild Musk Mallow". Flowers of India. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Native rosella". Cotton Catchment Communities. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
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Abelmoschus ficulneus: Brief Summary

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Abelmoschus ficulneus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Abelmoschus, family Malvaceae. Commonly known as white wild musk mallow or native rosella, it is fibrous perennial with a woody stem. Its flowers are about an inch in diameter, either pink or white, with a rose center; its leaves are palmate.

The species grows as a small erect shrub, 2 to 5 ft (1 to 2 m) tall and 2 to 6 ft (1 to 2 m) across. Leaves are 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 in) long and 4 to 7 cm (2 to 3 in) wide, with a circular shape (heart-shaped near base). Leaves are rough on both sides, toothed, and have 3 to 5 lobes. Flower stock are covered in velvety hair, and the flowers themselves are 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3 in) across. The stocks are short and colored white to pink with a dark purple center. Flowers last a few days. The plant has small hairs which may cause irritation. The plant's seed heads are hairy and sticky, ovalar in shape and 2.5–4 cm (1–2 in) long and 1.3–2 cm (1–1 in) wide, with five ribs and a short beak. Seeds that are still in their growth period are medium to dark green, and when they are mature they turn dark brown, and split into five parts to release 10 to 20 brown to black spherical seeds, covered in tiny hairs.

Abelmoschus ficulneus germinates in the spring and summer months, after the effects of rainfall and irrigation have set in. The plant grows rapidly over spring and summer several months after emergence, through autumn. Mature seeds are produced within a month of flowering in the late summer and autumn seasons.

The species is native to north and east Africa, Madagascar, Indomalaya and Northern Australia, where it has become a common crop weed, particularly in cotton.

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