Sugandhbala

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Common Names

Kala vala

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CLASSIFICATION

TAXON

Pavonia odorata Willd.

FAMILY

Malvaceae Juss.

ALTERNATE FAMILY

nom. cons.

TRIBE

Malvoideae

SUBTRIBE

Hibisceae

GENUS

Pavonia Cav.

SPECIES

odorata Willd. Sp. pl. 3(1):837. 1800

Plant Description

Erect herb, glandular hairy. Leaves cordate-ovate, 3-5 angled, 4-6 cm long, 5-7 cm broad. Flowers axillary, solitary or fascicled in the terminal branches. Bracts 10-12, linear. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla pink, 2 times longer than calyx. Fruit globular; mericarps smooth, wingless.

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STUDIES & RESEARCH

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