''Hibiscus platanifolius'', the maple-leaved mallow, is a species of

flowering Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ...

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in the mallow family,

Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...

, that is native to the

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and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

. In Sri Lankan texts, the plant is widely known by its synonym ''H. eriocarpus''. The tree is about 8m tall. Leaves are cordate at base; hairy; trilobed. Flowers show axillary panicles where flowers show typical ''Hibiscus'' flower colors, pink with dark center. Fruit is a capsule.

Common names

* Kannada - Bili daasavaala, Daasaala, Daasaani * Telugu - Kondabenda, Kondagogu, Kondajana punara

References

External links

Potential Antioxidant, Hypoglycemic and Hypolipidemic Effect of Leaves of ''Hibiscus platanifolius''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q15374157 platanifolius Flora of India (region) Flora of Sri Lanka