Family: Malvaceae
Synonyms: Hibiscus albus Wall., Hibiscus ochroleucus Baker, Hibiscus parkeri Baker, Hibiscus pumilus Roxb., Hibiscus solandra L'Hér., Hibiscus torulosus Salisb., Laguna lobata (Murray) Willd. Laguna sileniflora Wall., Sida diversifolia Spreng., Solandra lobata Murray, Triguera acerifolia Cav.
- English: Lobed Leaf Mallow
- Chinese: 草木槿
- French: Ketmie lobée
- Marathi: Lahan Jaswand
- Telugu: అటకనార Atakanara
Description: Herbs annual, erect, 50-70 cm tall. Branchlets puberulent (hairs simple) and rarely sparsely stellate hairy. Stipules lanceolate, ca. 3(-8) mm, villous; petiole as long as or slightly longer than leaf blade, stellate, puberulent and villous; leaf blade membranous, dimorphic; blades on proximal part of stem ovate-orbicular, 1.5-3 cm, those in middle 3-parted, ca. 5 cm, on distal part of stem nearly divided or 3-foliate, margin roundly dentate, stellate pilose and puberulent abaxially, pilose adaxially. Flowers solitary or arranged in sparse racemes, axillary. Pedicel 2-2.5 cm, pilose, articulate near end. Epicalyx absent. Calyx cup-shaped, ca. 4 mm, membranous, lobes 5, lanceolate, abaxially pilose and strigose, persistent. Corolla yellow; petals 0.6-0.7 cm. Staminal column ca. 0.4 cm. Styles 5, extending. Capsule broadly ovoid, ca. 7 mm, apex beaked; mericarps 5, endocarp thin, villous along ventral suture. Seeds with scalelike hairs. Fl. Oct-Dec.
Roots ground with turmeric and the juice given to cure dysentery and stomachache, also as a tonic in debility and spermatorrhea. Veterinary medicine, leaves paste administered to cattle for anorexia due to throat welling. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Roots ground with turmeric and the juice given to cure dysentery and stomachache, also as a tonic in debility and spermatorrhea. Veterinary medicine, leaves paste administered to cattle for anorexia due to throat welling. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Published article of Hibiscus lobatus
Formulation and in-vitro characterization of Hibiscus lobatus leaves mucilage as suspending agent.
Manikiran, S. S.; Prasanthi, N. L.
International Journal of Research and Development in Pharmacy and Life Sciences Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Pages: 1022-1025 Published: 201
