Hibiscus radiatus Cav.
| Family: | MALVACEAE |
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| Sub-Family: | Not available | ||||
| English Name: | Monarch Rose Mallow | ||||
| Synonym: | Hibiscus lindleyi Wall. | ||||
| Common Name: | Ruby Hibiscus | ||||
| Flowering & Fruiting Period: | August-February | ||||
| Distribution: | Native of Eastern India, Bangladesh and Myanmar | ||||
| Habitat: | Grown as ornamental plant | ||||
| Uses: | Ornamental. The leaves are edible. A fibre obtained from the bark is used for cordage and textiles | ||||
| Key Characteristics: | Erect undershrubs, 1-2 m high. Leaves alternate, palmately 3-5 lobed or parted, coarsely serrate-dentate at margin. Flowers axillary, solitary.Calyx accrescent, lobes ovate to deltoid.Corolla yellow with a dark purple centre; petals obovate.Staminalantheriferous throughout.Ovary ovoids; stigmas capitate, purple. Capsules ovoid; seeds reniform, brown. | ||||