Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.
CLASSIFICATION
| ORDER | : Malvales |
| FAMILY | : Malvaceae |
| GENUS | : Hibiscus L. |
| SPECIES | : rosa-sinensis L. |
| BOTANICAL NAME | : Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. |
| SYNONYMS | : Hibiscus rosa-sinensis var. rosa-sinensis |
| COMMON NAME | : China Rose, Shoe-Flower |
| TAMIL NAME | : sembaruthi |
| HINDI NAME | : gurhal |
PLANT DESCRIPTION
| HABIT: Shrub. |
| HABIT: An ornamental evergreen shrub having branched tap root system. |
| STEM : Woody and solid but herbaceous at upper portion,aerial, Erect, branched, cylindrical, solid and glabrous. |
| LEAVES : Ramal and cauline, stipulate, petiolate, simple, alternate, ovate, serrate, acute, glabrous, unicostate reticulate venation. |
| INFLORESCENCE : Solitary axillary. |
| FLOWER : Ebracteate, pedicellate, complete, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, pentamerous, hypogynous, cyclic, large, red or variously coloured. Epicalyx 5 or more, free, green. Calyx made up of sepls 5, gamosepalous, campanulate, valvate, green. Corolla made up of 5 petals, polypetalous but fused at the base, adnate, shape obovate and margin sinuous, twisted and red. Androecium made up of many stamens, monadelphous, epipetalous, staminal tube fused with corolla and red in colour, anthers are monothecous, reniform, attached transversely to the filament, extrorse and red coloured. Gynoecium composed of pentacarpellary, syncarpous, superior pentalocular, many ovules in each locule, axile placentation, styles 5, united below but free at their tips, stigmas 5, capitate, and coloured. |
| FRUIT: 5-valved, loculicidal capsule |
| SEEDS: Small, endospermic. |
| FLOWERING AND FRUITING TIME : July-December |
MEDICINAL USES
| The roots of the Hibiscus rosa-sinenesis are used for cough treatments. |
| The leaves of the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis are used as a laxative. |
| The flowers of this plant may be used if you become infected with a type of E. Coli causes diarrhea. |
| The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis has anti-diarrhea properties. |
| The flowers are also used for fertility treatments. |
| In India, the flowers of the Hibiscus rosa-sinenesis are ground with henna and used as a female contraceptive. |
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