Family:
Malvaceae
Synonym: Hibiscus ramosus D.Dietr.
Vernacular name: Cheruvuram, Niruren, Seruvuram
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Degraded deciduous forest areas and waste places
Distribution: Pantropical
Flowering and Fruiting: July-April
Key identification features: Erect branched herbs. Young stem, petioles, bracts and calyx lobes stellate hairy mixed with simple hairs. Leaves varying in size and shape, ovate- oblong, cordate or attenuate at base, margin serrate, acute at apex, sparsely hairy on nerves on both sides; Flowers in terminal, capitate cymes, pink. Fruit is a capsule.
Uses: A leaf decoction is prescribed in a compound mixture
of herbs against urinary disorders. A
decoction of the leaves and roots is used internally to treat dysentery.
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