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

Abelmoschus crinitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Abelmoschus
Species:	A. crinitus
Binomial name
Abelmoschus crinitus Wall. (1830)
Synonyms[1]
List Abelmoschus cancellatus Wall. ex Voigt Abelmoschus fusiformis Wall. Abelmoschus hainanensis S.Y.Hu Abelmoschus racemosus Wall. Hibiscus bodinieri H. Lév. Hibiscus cancellatus Roxb.ex G.Don nom. illeg. Hibiscus cavaleriei H. Lév. Hibiscus crinitus (Wall.) G. Don

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

Wikispecies has information related to Abelmoschus crinitus.

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

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