Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Hibiscus hispidissimus Griff.

 

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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