Abutilon pannosum is a subshrub species of the family Malvaceae.[1] It is a perennial shrub that grows up to 10 feet tall.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Abutilon |
Species: | A. pannosum
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Binomial name | |
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Morphology
editVelvety, cordate base shaped leaves, with wooly appearance at the lower surfaces while the upper surface are somewhat scabrous. 1.5 cm to 8cm long petiole.[2] Erect stems and yellow-orange corolla and dark red or purple base.[citation needed]
Seeds are brownish-black and oval shaped.[1]
Distribution
editAbutilon pannosum is native to many countries in tropical and Horn of Africa, Yemen, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India and Pakistan.[citation needed]
Utilisation
editAbutilon pannosum's seed are used as a herbal laxative while its flower extracts are used for improving sexual performance.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Kittur, M. H.; Mahajanshetti, C. S.; Rao, K. V. S. A.; Lakshminarayana, G. (March 1982). "Characteristics and composition ofAbutilon pannosum andHibiscus panduriformis seeds and oils". Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. 59 (3): 123–124. doi:10.1007/BF02662256. ISSN 0003-021X. S2CID 83005547.
- ^ "ABUTILON pannosum (Forst. f.) Schlechtend. [family MALVACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ^ Khalil, Iza; Khan, Muhammad Rashid; Ghani, Marvi; Akbar, Fakhrah (November 2019). "Abutilon pannosum stem bark enhances the aphrodisiac activities and spermatogenesis in rat". Andrologia. 51 (10): e13404. doi:10.1111/and.13404. ISSN 0303-4569. PMID 31489680. S2CID 201846426.