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Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet

[ Family : Malvaceae ]

[ Synonyms : Abutilon albidum (Willd.) Sweet ; Abutilon arborescens Medik.; Abutilon asiaticum (L.) Sw.; Abutilon cavaleriei H. Lév. ; Abutilon frutescens Medik.; Abutilon grandiflorum G. Don ; Sida albida Willd. ; Sida asiatica L.; Sida indica L.; Sida populifolia Lam.; Sida pubescens Cav. ]

[ Common name (Local) : Petari, Atibala, Mirubaha ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Petari, Atibala | Sanskrit : Kankatikta, Atibala | Hindi : Jhampi, Kanghi | Tribal : Mirubaha,Tipuj, Pushikata daru, Bilaigorwa | English : Country mallow, Indian mallow | Other Languages : Velluram (Mal.) ; Paniyaratutti, Perum tutti (Tam.)

[ Trade Name : Jhampi, Kanghi, Petari, Tutti ]

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Undershrub
Habitat & Ecology : Terrestrial, Wild, found along roadsides, dykes and in wastelands.
Occurrence : Through out West Bengal

Status : Common
Botanical Character : Under shrub, branches stellate hairy, tomentose and sometimes with short hairs. Leaves simple, rounded, cordate, acute-acuminate, irregularly serrate or serrate-dentate, surface rough with closely feltd white hair, base 7- nerved, stipules deflexed. Flowers solitary, axillary, epicalyx absent. Calyx lobes ovate, puberulous. Corolla orange yellow, ~2.5 cm in diameter, opening in the evening. Carpels 15-20, hairy. Seeds dark brown, reniform.

Cultivation and Growth :

Flowering & Fruiting : August--December
Conservation :

Soil Character : Can grow on any kind of well-drained soil
Climate : Prefers hot and humid climate
Propagules : Seeds
Sowing Times : April--August
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Usable Parts of the Plant :

Root, Bark, Leaf, Seed

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Reference Books : 1,3,4,5,6,10
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