Family: Nyctaginaceae
Synonym: Parilium arbor-tristis (L.) Gaertn.
Vernacularname: Mannapu,
Paarijatham, Pavizhamalli, Pavizhamulla
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Grown
in homesteads as garden plant
Distribution: South and South East Asia
Flowering and Fruiting: September-April
Key identification features: This
large shrub or small tree grows
up to 8m tall. Leaves are decussate-opposite, varying in shape
from ovate to sometimes oblong. The flowers emit a pleasant
fragrance and are subtended by two
broadly ovate or elliptic bracts. The corolla tube is orange-red
or orange. The fruit is an orbicular compressed capsule, containing one or two seeds.
Uses: Used as ornamental plant
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