Herbarium JCB

Pavonia odorata Willd.

Family : MALVACEAE
(HIBISCUS OR MALLOW FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
Species : Pavonia odorata
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pavonia odorata Willd.
Common name : Three lobed False Mallow
Vernacular name : Balarakshi gida (Kan.); Peramutti (Tam.)
Collection Nos : FAP 36949; HJCB-E-214
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 21/11/2009; 13/12/2014
Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : Flowers are pink to white, petals turn pink soon after pressing.
Habit : Undershrub
Flower, Fruit : August-February
Comments : Common in distrurbed forests, road cuttings, scrub jungles and fallow fields. Plant is used as vermifuge and purgative.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : Paleotropics
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Pavonia odorata. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.