Family: Malvaceae
Synonym: Furcaria furcellata Ulbr.
Vernacular name: Anicham, Kalapoo, Naranambuli, Pachapuli, Uppanachakam
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Scrub and deciduous forests.
Distribution: Paleotropics
Flowering and Fruiting: September-March
Key identification features: Rambling or climbing shrubs; armed with recurved prickles; leaves cordate or truncate at base. Flowers solitary, axillary. Corolla yellow with purple center; petals obovate. Staminal column antheriferous throughout. Fruit is a capsule.
Uses:
It is used in tribal medicine of Kerala, the southern most state of India, to
treat liver diseases.
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