Abelmoschus angulosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn. var. purpureus Thwaites

a-bel-MOS-kus -- father (source) of musk ... Dave's Botanary
an-gew-LOH-sus -- full of corners; many angles ... Dave's Botanary
pur-PUR-ee-us -- purple ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: purple wild musk mallow


botanical names: Abelmoschus angulosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn. var. purpureus Thwaites ... synonyms: Hibiscus angulosus var. purpureus (Thwaites) Mast. • Hibiscus molochinus Alston • Hibiscus setinervis Dunn ... Malvaceae of Southern Peninsular India: A Taxonomic Monograph by V. V. Sivarajan, A. K. Pradeep

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purple wild musk mallow

Abelmoschus -- father (source) of musk ... Dave's Botanary
Among the three varieties of Abelmoschus angulosus, this variety bears pink or purple coloured flowers ... Malvaceae of Southern Peninsular India: A Taxonomic Monograph by V. V. Sivarajan, A. K. Pradeep

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