Nameeta: A Newly Developed Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Cultivar from AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, West Bengal, India
Deep Chakraborty
Botanical Survey of India, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah-711103, West Bengal, India.
Jetti Swamy *
Botanical Survey of India, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah-711103, West Bengal, India.
Devendra Singh
Botanical Survey of India, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah-711103, West Bengal, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present communication deals about the newly developed Hibiscus cultivar ‘Nameeta’ by crossing the female parent ‘Mothers touch Singur, and male parent ‘Durga’ and having the distinguished characters like upright, fast growing shrubs with gorgeous single, regular, ruffled and tufted type of flowers made up with velvety brown ring with vibrant reddish eye zone. The same has been described here in detail along with its breeding process and also photomicrographs are given to facilitate its easy identification. This newly developed cultivar will also help the local farmers to enhance their economy.
Keywords: Cultivar, Nameeta, Hibiscus, Mothers touch Singur, durga, West Bengal, India