Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Malvaceae
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Chordate, Ovate
Leaf Apex
Acute
Leaf Base
Sub-Cordate
Leaf Margin
Serrate
Habit : A small shrub.
Habitat and Distribution : Common on the roadside and slopes. Plains from the coast to 1000(1200)m. Pantropical.
Indigenous Information : The plant is used in curing asthma by applying paste made with whole plant, pepper and garlic over the body.
Field Tips : Leaves fluffy white.
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Names:
English : Country MallowIrula : Ottumolai, Ottumar chedi, Thutti, Bhootacedi
Flower:
Solitary or 5-7 in a cluster, pale yellow. Flowering throughout the year.Fruit :
A schizocarp, margins ciliate. Seeds ovoid or trigonous. Fruiting throughout the year.
