Urena sinuata L.
Common Name : Bur mallow
Family : Malvaceae
HABIT |
AN ERECT ANNUAL UNDERSHRUB. |
STEMS |
ALMOST SIMILAR TO THAT OF
URENA LOBATA |
LEAVES |
2.5-8 CM LONG, ORBICULAR IN OUTLINE, 3-5 VEINED FROM BASE, MORE
OR LESS STELLATE-HAIRY ON BOTH SURFACES, BASE CORDATE OR TRUNCATE,
IRREGULARLY LOBED BELOW THE MIDDLE; LOBES 3-5 OR MORE, DILATED UPWARDS, WITH
ROUNDED SINUSES, MARGINS SERRATE, PALE BENEATH. |
FLOWERS |
ROSE-COLORED, 2-2.5 CM IN
DIAMETER. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULE, 1 CM LONG,
DEPRESSED-GLOBOSE, INDEHISCENT, DENSELY PUBESCENT, COVERED WITH BLUNT SPINES,
EACH SPINE HAVING 2 STRAIGHT BRISTLES POINTING DOWNWARDS. |
SEEDS |
ROUNDED ON THE BACK,
WEDGE-SHAPPED ON THE INNER SIDE SMOOTH, BLACK. |