Common Name : Tropical rose mallow Family : Malvaceae
HABIT
A HERB AND ALMOST A SHRUB, UP TO 2.5 M TALL.
STEMS
ERECT, DENSELY VELVETY-HAIRY.
LEAVES
2.5-6 CM LONG, 2.5 CM BROAD, SUB-CORDATE,
ROUNDED AT THE BASE, ACUTE AT APEX, SERRATE TO CRENATE, NOT LOBED OR
SHALLOWLY 3-7 LOBED, BROADLY OVATE TO ORBICULAR, DENSELY PUBESCENT ON BOTH
THE SURFACES.
FLOWERS
OCCUR SINGLY IN LEAF AXILS, YELLOW WITH A
LARGE PURPLE CENTRE.