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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
Synonym
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Hibiscus boryanus
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Family
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Malvaceae
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Local name
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English - Chinese rose
Malayalam - Chembarathi
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Flowering and fruiting period
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Throughout the year
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Distribution
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Native of Pacific Islands; cultivated in
Tropical and Subtropical countries
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Distribution in Kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Grown as ornamental plant
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Uses
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Grown as ornamental plant. They are used internally in the
treatment of excessive and painful menstruation, cystitis, venereal diseases,
feverish illnesses, bronchial catarrh, coughs and to promote hair growth.
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Key Botanical Characters:
Shrubs, to 4 m
high; stems woody and glabrous. Leaves alternate, ovate to ovate-lanceolate,
truncate or somewhat tapering at base, serrate, crenate or entire. Flower
axillary, solitary; pedicels 2-8 cm long, jointed above middle, glabrous or
pubescent. Epicalyx lobes 5-8, connate at base, lanceolate, sparsely stellate-pubescent. Calyx campanulate; lobes connate to
middle, lanceolate, stellateand glandular-pilose outside.
Corolla infundibular, red, white, pink, yellow or orange
yellow; petals obovate and entire. Staminal column exserted
beyond corolla, antheriferous in upper half. Capsules oblong-rounded .
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