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Hibiscus hispidissimus Griff.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Hibiscus furcatus |
| Family name: |
MALVACEAE
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| English name: |
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| Sinhala name: |
Napiriththa (නාපිරිත්ත)
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| Tamil name: |
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| Sanskrit name: |
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
A large scrambling or climbing, semi-shrubby perennial, with a tomentose or glabrous stem set with numerous, scattered, sharp,hooked prickles. Leaves, with long petioles, simple, stipulate, 5-7.5 cm long, deeply palmately cut into 3-5 laceolate, serrate segments, prickly on veins beneath. Flowers large, yellow with a dark crimson centre, 6.3-10 cm long, pedicels 2.5-7.5cm long, very prickly. Fruit a conical-ovoid capsule, 1.2 cm long, pointed, enclosed in a enlarged calyx which is covered with hairs.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Cysts
Wounds
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Roots
Leaves
Tender leaves
Flowers
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Purifies pitha dosha
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