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Abelmoschus angulosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Abelmoschus angulosus |
| Family name: |
MALVACEAE
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| English name: |
Angled Wild Mallow
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| Sinhala name: |
Kapukinissa (කපුකිණිස්ස)
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
VU - Vulnerable - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Herb, perennial or undershrub, erect to 2 m tall; stems hollow, hispid, yellowish hairs intermixed with stellate hairs. Leaves 3.5-22 cm diameter, palmately 3-7-lobed or -divided , margin serrate or crenate; petiole 0.5-20 cm long or more; stipules 5-15 mm long. Flowers solitary, 8 cm diameter; pedicel 3-7 cm long, densely hairy; corolla yellow or white, becoming purplish to mauve, with deep purple centre. Capsule 3-5 cm long, densely prickly simple-hispid, intermixed with stellate hairs. Seeds3-3.5 mm diameter.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Epilepsy
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Whole plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Anticonvulsant properties
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