Herbarium JCB

Pavonia zeylanica (L.) Cav.

Family : MALVACEAE
(HIBISCUS OR MALLOW FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
Species : Pavonia zeylanica
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pavonia zeylanica (L.) Cav.
Common name : Ceylon Swamp Mellow
Vernacular name : Antu thogari (Kan.); Thengai poondu (Tam.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-284
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 02/01/16
Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Foothills of Deciduous Forest
Key identification features : An undershrub with slender branchlets. Leaves are elliptic with 3 lobes covered by soft hairs. Flowers are small (1.5 cm across) on a long slender stalk with 5 pale, white petals. Fruits are wedge shaped, slightly wrinkled having brownish black seeds.
Habit : Undershrub
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Comments : Occasional in plains of scrub forest, sometimes abundant in disturbed soil and also in wastelands.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Palakonda Hills (Kadapa district), Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Anantapur district, Madhavaram R.F. (Kurnool district), Rampa Hills (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Arabia, Tropical Africa, Mauritius
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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 zeylanica. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.