MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MS010 : Hibiscus ovalifolius (Forssk.) Vahl |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : | 34 |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : | Fields and hill slopes | |||||||||||||
| Plant Category : | Shrubs | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Current Status : | - | |||||||||||||
| Plant Family : | Malvaceae | |||||||||||||
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| Synonym : | Hibiscus baidoensis Chiov. Hibiscus baidoensis var. parvifolius Chiov. Hibiscus borbonicus Link. Hibiscus brackenridgei var. kauaiana Caum Hibiscus calycosus A. Rich. Hibiscus canescens Heyne. Hibiscus ficarius E. Mey. ex Harv. & Sond. Hibiscus grandifolius Hochst. ex A. Rich. Hibiscus lanzae Cufod. Hibiscus rockii Deg. & Deg. Hibiscus septemnervosus Wight. Hibiscus subtrilobatus Hochst. ex Mast. Hibiscus triumfettifolius Thonn. Hibiscus venustus var. brandisii Kurz. Urena ovalifolia Forssk. |
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| Description : | Shrub or perennial herb up to 3 m tall, but often a low-growing species in shade. Leaves subcircular in outline, usually 3-5-lobed, up to 12 × 12 cm, stellate-hairy, cordate at the base; margin serrate; petiole up to 9 cm long. Stipules filiform, up to 15 mm long. Flowers solitary, axillary, yellow, usually with a brown or dark red centre. Calyx up to 16 mm; lobes ovate to ovate-lanceolate, joined to nearly halfway. Epicalyx of 5 bracts; bracts up to 18 mm long, joined for 3-4 mm at the base, variable in shape but always broadest near the middle and narrowing suddenly to a long caudate tip. Petals up to 6 × 4.5 cm, obliquely ovate. Capsule ellipsoid. | |||||||||||||
| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : | Leaves used in free urination, Wounds; Roots: Snakebite, | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Phytochemicals : | Linolenic acid Palmitic acid |
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| Reference : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
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