Urena sinuata
L.
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ur-REE-nuh -- from Indian (Malabar) name uren for plants of this genus
sin-yoo-AY-tuh or sin-yoo-AH-tuh -- with a wavy margin
Oct 14, 2007 at Kharghar Hills, Navi Mumbai
commonly known as: burr mallow, caesarweed, Congo jute, hibiscus burr, pink burr, pink Chinese burr, urena burr •
Bengali: okhra •
Hindi: bachita, gataya, लपेटवां lapetua, unga •
Kannada: ಒತ್ತೆ otte (
unsure of this name) •
Konkani: tupkate •
Malayalam: ഒട്ടൊട്ടി ottotti, ഊരകം urakam, ഉറം uram •
Manipuri: সমপাকপী sampakpi •
Marathi: वन भेंडी van bhendi, जंगलीकापशी junglikapashi •
Nepalese: नालु कुरों nalu kuro •
Sanskrit: अतिबल atibala, बल bala •
Tamil: துத்திப்பூண்டுவகை thuththippuntuvakai, ஒட்டுத்துத்தி ottuttutti •
Telugu: నల్ల బెండ nalla benda, పెడ్డబెండ peddabhenda
Distribution: pantropical; probably of Asiatic origin
Regards.
Dinesh