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Hibiscus tiliaceous L.
Tall tree, upto 20 m high, deliquescent branched, evergreen plant with mucilaginous latex. Tap roots deep sunken, without any aerial roots Stem solid, woody, terete, green, glabrous, whitish dust on young shoots, infrequently lanticellated Bark greyish black, longitudinally fissured. Leaves simple. alternate, interstipules present, stipules ovate, entire, acute, basal curved, green, punescent, coriaceous lamina cordate, 17.5 cm long and 16.0 cm wide, coriaceous, entire, or slightly wavy, acuminate, dorsiventral, rough, unicostate reticulate venation conspicuouse Inflorescence cyme, tow flowers on each peduncle, one mature while other young, bracteate, paired, bracts ovate, entire, acute Flower bisexual, complete, regular, 4 cm long and 5 cm across, pentamerous Sepals 5, gamosepalous, 5 long lobes, inferior, rosaceous, valvate, each lobe 1.2 cm long and 0.7 cm wide, entire, acute, pubescent, outer whitish green with rough surface, inner shiny with smooth surface, persistent, alternate to corolla. petals 5, polypetalous, twisted, slightly fused at base, obovate, wrinkle, curved, crimson eye spot found in base at inner side, glabrous, longitudinal 10 - 12 yellow white veins upward parallely Stamens 10, monadelphous, filament fuse to form staminal column, surrounding style Anther bilobed, kidney shaped, yellow, extrose, basifixed Carpels 5, syncarpous, ovary superior, globose, whitish green, two locules, many ovules in each locule, axile placentation Styel 1, terminal, white, 2 cm long, terete, stigma 5, short, cylindrical, pink yellow, gregarious, minute glands on the stigma. Fruit a capsule, globose with 5 persistent calyx and epicalyx, dehisced into 5 parts through 5 longitudinal sutures.
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