Heen-epala, Patta-epala

• Common Name In Sri Lanka:

  Heen-epala, Patta-epala

• Scientific Name:

  Urena sinuata l.

• Other Names:

• Zone:

• Size of Tree:

  

  Small (< 5m)

• Status:

• Average Height:

  

  0.5—1.25 (—2) m

• Identification

  Perennial, woody herb. Leaves are serrate, deeply palmately divided or cut into 5 lobes. Flowersare pink, dark-rose at base. Ripe fruit is 8 — 9 x 5 mm depressed globose, with hooked spines 1.5—2.5 mm long.

• Habitat

  Dry regions along roads, open areas, degraded woodlands and along the coast.

• Special Notes

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