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Pavonia odorata
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Pavonia odorata Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 837. 1800; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 331. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 93(67). 1915; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 81. 1990; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 373. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 80. 1994; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 171. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 32. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 36. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 28. 2002; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 437. 2005.
Hibiscus odoratus (Willd.) Roxb. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 47. 1934.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Iruveli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Sub-shrubs, viscid tomentose. Leaves to 5 x 5 cm, orbicular, 3-5-angled, cordate at base, 3-7-nerved from base, densely hairy beneath; petiole 1-3 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary, long-pedicelled; involucral bracts 10-12, 7-8 mm long, linear, ciliate; calyx 5-lobed, 2 mm long, ovate; corolla to 25 mm across, yellow; staminal tube short, oblique, anthers with long filaments; ovary 5-celled, ovule 1 in each cell, style 10-fid above; stigma capitate. Mericarps 5, 3 x 2 mm, trigonous, smooth.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Scrub jungles and dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Chinnar, Alampetty, Mangaladevi, Thekkady, Agali
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