| Lesser Mallow orange |
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| File size | 674683 |
| Original date | 9/25/05 1:13 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/450s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Hibiscus hirtus Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Synonyms: Hibiscus rosa-malabarica, Hibiscus virgatus
Synonyms: Hibiscus rosa-malabarica, Hibiscus virgatus
Lesser mallow is a small tropical subshrub or perennial which can grow upto
2 feet. It has extraordinary small, but beautiful, blooms for a Hibiscus.
The flowers are 1-1.5 inch across, with five overlapping petals. Its Marathi
name Dupari (noon) come from the fact the flowers open fully at noon.
Capsules are spherical, 7-10 mm, shorter than calyx; seeds 2 or 3 in each
locule, reniform, about 2 mm across, densely covered with long wooly hairs.
The plant is easy to grow.
| Identification credit: Nandan Kalbag | Photographed in Yogi Nursery, Delhi & Morni hills, Haryana. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,