Family: Malvaceae
Synonym: Fioria vitifolia (L.) Mattei
Vernacular name: Kattuvelluram, Vellaooral
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
Distribution: Paleotropics
Flowering
and Fruiting:
April-December
Key
identification features: It is
shrub with green stems covered
with densely covered with glandular and
stellate hairs. The simple
leaves are alternate.
They are broadly ovate or more
commonly 3-5-lobed. The yellow corolla has a dark purple center. The seeds are brown, reniform.
Uses:
Used as a liver protective medicine.
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