Abelmoschus angulosus Wight & Arn.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Abelmoschus

Characteristics

A shrub. It is prickly.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Waste places, young secondary vegetation, and forest-edges, mainly in the mountains, at elevations from 750-2,000 metres. Often found by streams at medium to higher elevations in Sri Lanka.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 750-2,000 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses hedge medicinal
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It is used as a hedge.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Abelmoschus angulosus unspecified picture

Distribution

Abelmoschus angulosus world distribution map, present in Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Abelmoschus angulosus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:557984-1
WFO ID wfo-0000510836
COL ID 63YTR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Abelmoschus angulosus Hymenocalyx variabilis Hibiscus molochinus Hibiscus primulinus Abelmoschus angulosus var. grandiflorus