Malva sylvestris L.


Synonym : Althaea godroniiAlef.
Althaea mauritianaAlef.
Malva ambiguaGuss.
Malva mauritianaL.
Bangla Name : Rupanapa
English Name : -
Family : Malvaceae
Disease : Bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough
Description : Usually biennial, pubescent to glabrescent herbs. Leaves 3-lobed, truncate to broadly cordate at; stipule lanceolate, scarious. Flowers axillary (1-) 2-4 in fascicles. Epicalyx segments ovate. Calyx free to the middle, glabrescent; lobes broadly triangular. Petals pink-purple,obovate, emarginate, claw ciliate. Staminal stellate pubescent. Fruit glabrous, mericarps 10-12, reticulate. Seeds brown.
Distribution : -
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : Bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough
Habit : Herb