| Synonym |
Bombyx micranthus
(L.f.) I.Riedl, Hibiscus gossypinus DC., Urena ovalifolia Forssk. |
Flower Color |
White |
| Common Name |
Okda |
Flower Type |
Solitary |
| English / Trade Name |
Tiny Flower Hibiscus |
Flowering Period |
April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Okda |
Fruiting Period |
Jan-March |
| Altitude |
Up to 2000 m |
Fruit Type |
Capsule |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Fruit a capsule globose; seeds reniform, cottony. |
| Habitat |
Scrub jungles |
Bark Type |
Smooth |
| Distribution |
Tropical Africa, South Africa, Arabia, India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka. |
Bark Details |
Sparsely to profusely branched, stiff and erect. |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Morni-Pinjore |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Ovate |
| Description of Species |
A shrub, sparsely to profusely branched. Leaves subsessile to long petiolate; blade elliptic, ovate or ovate-rhomboid, scabrous to bristly or sparsely hairy on both sides; stipules filiform. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicel with or without joint. Epicalyx segments, filiform, stiff. Calyx 5 lobed; lobes lanceolate or triangular. Corolla white or pink; petals 5, reflexed, stellate hairy outside. Stamina] tube very short. Fruit a capsule globose; seeds reniform, cottony. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves subsessile to long petiolate; blade elliptic, ovate or ovate-rhomboid, scabrous to bristly or sparsely hairy on both sides; stipules filiform. |
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