Abutilon pannosum

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Abutilon pannosum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abutilon
Species:
A. pannosum
Binomial name
Abutilon pannosum
Synonyms
  • Abutilon benadirenseMattei
  • Abutilon glaucum(Cav.) Sweet
  • Abutilon malirianumS.A.Husain & Baquar
  • Abutilon muticum(Delile ex DC.) Sweet
  • Abutilon muticum var. parvifoliumBaker f.
  • Abutilon muticum var. villosumWebb
  • Abutilon tomentosumWight & Arn.

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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Morphology

Velvety, 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

Abutilon pannosum is native to many countries in tropical and Horn of Africa, Yemen, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India and Pakistan.[ citation needed ]

Utilisation

Abutilon pannosum's seed are used as a herbal laxative while its flower extracts are used for improving sexual performance. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ "ABUTILON pannosum (Forst. f.) Schlechtend. [family MALVACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  3. ↑ 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.
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