Malvaceae Week: Urena lobata from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Urena lobata Linn., Sp.Pl. 692. 1753.

Herb or undershrub or shrub, stellate pubescent; leaves ovate to orbicular, truncate or shallowly cordate at base, up to 8 cm; stellate pubescent on both sides more densely beneath, unlobed, angular or shallowly lobed; flowers solitary axillary, or in fascicles of 2-3; epicalyx segments 5 mm long, linear-lanceolate; corolla ± 2 cm across, pink; fruit 6-7 mm across, stellate pubescent, globular, glochidate spiny.

Photographed from Delhi. 

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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