N. O. MAI.VACE/E. 
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161. Pavonia odorata, Willd. h.f.b.i., 
i. 331. Roxb. 530. 
Sans. : — Balii Heivcra. 
Vern. : — Sugandha-b&l£ (H.) ; Kala-v&la (Bomb.' ; Peramu- 
tiver pararoutha, mudda pulagam (Tam.) ; Erra kuti (Tel.) ; 
Bdlarakkasi, gida (Kan.); Kalo Walo (Guj.). 
Habitat : —North-West Provinces, Sindh, Banda and Wes- 
tern Peninsula. 
An erect herbaceous plant, with sticky hairs, glandular, 
pubescent. Leaves 2£ by 3in., cordate-ovate, With 3-5 shallow 
pointed lobes ; lower petioles longer than the blades. Pedun- 
cles as long as the leaves, 1-flowered, clustered at the ends of 
the branches. Bracteoles 10-12, linear. Sepals lanceolate. 
Corolla pink, twice as long as the Calyx. Carpels obovoid, 
dehiscent, unarmed, wingless. Styles 10. Stigmas capitate ; 
ovule one in each cell. Ripe carpels separating from the 
axis. Seeds ascending. 
Part used : — The root. 
Use : — The root is fragrant and aromatic, and possesses 
cooling and stomachic properties ; used in fever, inflammation 
and haemorrhage from internal organs (U. C. Dutt). According 
to Taylor, the root is prescribed as an astringent and tonic 
in cases of dysentery. 
The therapeutic properties of the root are probably due to 
the carminative quality of the odorous matter it contains, to- 
gether with the mucilaginous character commonly met with in 
members of N. 0. Malvaceae. 
162. Hibiscus furcatus, Roxb., h.f.b.i., i. 335. 
Roxb. 527. 
Vern. : — Huligowri (Kan.) ; Napiritta (Sinhalese). 
Habitat : — Hotter parts of India, from Bengal to Ceylon. 
A large, scrambling or climbing, semi-shrubby perennial ; 
stems more or less tomentose or glabrous, set with numerous 
