Malvaviscus penduliflorus DC. is a shrub plant in the Malvaceae family, belonging to the genus Cymbidium. The plant height can reach up to 3 meters Small branches covered in soft hairs Leaves ovate lanceolate or ovate, apex gradually pointed, base broadly wedge-shaped or nearly rounded, with blunt teeth, both surfaces nearly hairless or veins sparsely covered with stellate soft hairs The flower has a solitary leaf axil or branch tip, with small bracteoles spoon shaped and long hairs on the edges. The sepals are bell shaped, and the corolla is red and drooping cylindrical. The upper part is slightly expanded, and the stamen column extends outside the corolla. The stigma is head shaped The fruit is a fleshy berry like body that splits after drying The flowering period lasts throughout the year.
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