Abelmoschus hostilis is a rare species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It is native to Bangladesh and Myanmar and is known as "Kantabhendi" in Bengali.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abelmoschus |
| Species: | A. hostilis
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| Abelmoschus hostilis (Wall. ex Mast.. 1874) M.S.Khan & M.S.Hussain, 2001
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Taxonomy
editThe species is sometimes treated as a synonym of A. tetraphyllus[4] which itself is generally treated as a subspecies of A. manihot.[5][6] In 1874, Abelmoschus hostilis was first described as Hibiscus hostilis in Flora of British India by Nathaniel Wallich and Maxwell T. Masters. In 2001, it was described as A. hostilis by Mohammad Mohan Salar Khan and Md.Sakhawat Hussain in Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy.[3][2]
Description
editAbelmoschus hostilis is a flowering annual herb or undershrub. Its stem is bristly hairy and glabrescent. Its leaves are large, angular, petiolate, and 10 by 8 inches (25 cm × 20 cm) in size. Petiols elongates as much as leaf-blades. Each lamina has 3–5 lobes. They are cordate, crenate to dentate.[3] The lobes are acute. In lower leaves, the petioles are 10 inches (25 cm) in length. Leaf surface has bristles. Stipules are ovate to lanceolate. Bracteoles are also ovate to dentate and are 5–6 in number. One of them is persistent and others are caducous.[3] Bracteoles are shorter than the calyx and are one-fourth as long as the capsule. They are linear and more than five in number.[1] Peduncle is 2 inches (5.1 cm) and dilated at apex.[1]
Its large, bell-shaped, pale yellowish-white flowers start to occur from September. They are 5–6 inches (13–15 cm) in diameter.[1] Five-fold segmented epicalyx are ovate to lanceolate. Calyx are fusiform during bud and later split on one side.[3]
Fruits occur September to November. Capsule-type fruits are oblong to lanceolate. Capsules are 2 inches (5.1 cm) in length and cuspidate.[1] They have five ridges and are setose. In fruits, pedicels accrescent. Seeds are reniform, black and glabrous.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editAbelmoschus hostilis is very rare. It can be found in Bangladesh and Myanmar, growing on the loose and moist soil on the hill slopes. In Bangladesh, it is found in Rangamati district.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Hooker, J.D. (1875). The Flora of British India. Vol. I. London: L. Reeve. p. 342. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Abelmoschus hostilis (Wall. ex Mast.) M.S.Khan & M.S.Hussain". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Species : Abelmoschus hostilis (Wall. ex Mast.) Khan & Sakhawat, Bangladesh J. Pant Taxon. 8(2): 115. 2001". Flora of Bangladesh (Bangladesh National Herbarium). Ministry of Environment & Forest. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Abelmoschus Notes". malvaceae.info. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Borss.Waalk". The plant list. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphyllus (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Borss.Waalk". Plants of the World Online. Kew science. Retrieved 14 February 2021.