Pentapetes phoenicea

Linn.

Midday flower

Malvaceae Edible: Leaves - tea 79 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A herb or small shrub. It grows 0.3-1.2 m high. The flowers are 3-4 cm wide. The flower petals are red. The fruit is a 5-valved hairy capsule. The seeds are black with white processes.

Edible Uses

The leaves are used to make herbal tea.

Traditional Uses

It is used to make a herbal tea.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in wet places.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Haiti, India*, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pacific, Philippines, Puerto Rico, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Indies,

Notes

Some authorities put it in the Sterculiaceae and Pentapetaceae. There is only one Pentapetes.

Synonyms

Cavanilla phoenicea J. F. Gmel.and others

Also Known As

Arkavallabha, Ban-duja, Bandhuli, Bare baha, Bo hoang, Bunga tengah hari, Chettu, Copper cups, Dopahariya, Duporio, Dupahariya, Kat-lata, Kro chieb, Makina, Nguphuong, Paw seng, Scarlet mallow, Scarlet phoenician, Sowbhagya-sundari, Tambdi-dupari, Tambridupari, Tingo

References (8)

Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 439
Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1720
Crevost & Petelot, 1928, Bull. Econ. Indochine p 161
Heyne, K., 1927, p 1059
Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu/antilles/West Indies

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