Hibiscus MUTABILIS L.
| Synonym : | Abelmoschus mutabilis (L.) Wall. ex Hassk. Abelmoschus venustus Walp. Hibiscus immutabilis Dehnh. ex Walp. Hibiscus sinensis Mill. Ketmia mutabilis (L.) Moench. |
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| Bangla Name : | Sthal Padma, Thul Padma (Beng.). |
| English Name : | Changeable Rose, Confederate Rose. |
| Family : | Malvaceae |
| Disease : | Stimulant and emollient. |
| Description : | A large, bushy, ornamental shrub. Leaves, cordate, long-petioled, suborbicular, 5-7 lobed or angled, softly pubescent or tomentose. Flowers large, axillary, solitary, corolla 7.5-10 cm across, spreading, white or pink. Capsules globose, flattened, hairy. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated in gardens |
| Chemical Constituents : | Flowers contain meratrin, quercimeritrin, cyanin and other flavonoides. Stem contains flavonoides, glycosides of naringenin and eriodictyol (Asolkar et al., 1992, Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1990). |
| Uses : | In Malaya and China the flowers are considered to be stimulant, and an established remedy for pectoral and pulmonary complaints. In Guiana the plant is used as an emollient. |
| Habit : | Shrub |