Biology:Abutilon pannosum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. pannosum
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| Abutilon pannosum (G.Forst.) Schltdl.
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Abutilon pannosum is a subshrub species of the family Malvaceae.[1] It is a perennial shrub that grows up to 10 feet tall.
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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" (in en). Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society 59 (3): 123–124. doi:10.1007/BF02662256. ISSN 0003-021X. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1007/BF02662256.
- ↑ "ABUTILON pannosum (Forst. f.) Schlechtend. [family MALVACEAE on JSTOR"]. https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.flora.flos000287?searchUri=filter=name&so=ps_group_by_genus_species+asc&Query=abutilon+pannosum.
- ↑ Khalil, Iza; Khan, Muhammad Rashid; Ghani, Marvi; Akbar, Fakhrah (November 2019). "Abutilon pannosum stem bark enhances the aphrodisiac activities and spermatogenesis in rat" (in en). Andrologia 51 (10): e13404. doi:10.1111/and.13404. ISSN 0303-4569. PMID 31489680.
Wikidata ☰ Q17573048 entry
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