Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) GarckeFamily: Malvaceae
Synonyms: Malva coromandeliana L., Malva coromandelica Panz. , Malva domingensis Spreng. ex DC., Malva havanensis Sessé & Moc., Malva lindheimeriana Scheele, Malva subhastata Cav., Malva tricuspidata R.Br. , Malvastrum coromandelianum var. congestum R.E. Fr., Malvastrum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum, Malvastrum lindheimerianum (Scheele) Walp., Malvastrum ruderale Hance ex Walp., Malvastrum tricuspidatum A.Gray , Malvastrum tricuspidatum var. capitatospicatum (Kuntze) Stuck., Malvastrum tricuspidatum var. congestum (R.E. Fr.) Stuck., Malveopsis coromandeliana (L.) Morong, Malveopsis coromandeliana var. capitatospicata Kuntze, Sida fauriei H.Lév., Sida oahuensis H.Lév.- Common name: False Mallow, Broom weed, Clock plant, Prickly malvastrum
- Chinese: 赛葵 , 黄花草, 黄花锦, Sai kui
- Finnish: Intianmalvake
- French: Malvastre de Coromandel
- Hindi: Kharenti
- Japan: Enoki-aoi
- Kannada: Sannabindige gida
- Marathi: Chandiri
- Philippines: Salsaluyut
- Yoruba: aborisawaye, asa, asa orisa, olowonransansan, sekuseku
Description: Herbs to 50 cm tall; stem with appressed stellate hairs. Leaves 2-8 x 1-3 cm, ovate or lanceolate, unlobed or shallowly 3-lobed, broadly rounded to cuneate at base, margins dentate to nearly serrate, acute to acuminate at apex, 3-5-nerved at base, petioles 2-3 cm long, stellate-hairy; stipules 3-5 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate, early deciduous. Flowers axillary, solitary, often clustered; pedicels slender, 5-8 mm long. Involucellar bracts shorter than calyx, 4-6 x 7-10 mm, lanceolate, acuminate, strigose-hairy. Calyx 4-6 mm long in flower, and 8-12 mm long in fruit; lobes 5, 3-4 x 2-4 mm, deltoid, acuminate, fused to the middle, hirsute. Corolla 1-1.5 cm in diam., widely campanulate, pale yellow; petals 6-8 x 4-5 mm, obliquely obovate, exceeding the calyx lobes. Staminal column 3-4 mm long, glabrous. Schizocarps 5-6 mm diameter, enclosed within the calyx; mericarps 10 -12, 3-4 x 3-4 mm, setose with a single conspicuous apical and two dorsal cusps.
Uses: Plant decoction given in dysentery. Crushed leaves applied to ringworm, wounds, sores; leaves decoction in dysentery. Roots as aphrodisiac; root bark given with milk to increase strength. Dried seeds ground with sugar given to cure premature ejaculation. Used in religion and magico-religious beliefs. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
It is use for pains in the stomach. [ Medicinal Plants of Jamaica]
Mucilaginous, refreshant. Used in French Guiana as an emollient. [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana) ]
Whole plant used in Antiinflammatory, hepatitis, liver infection, enteritis, diarrhea, arthritis, sore throat, cough. [Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants: Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values]
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