Scientific Name
Lavatera cachemiriana Cambess.
Synonyms
Family
Malvaceae
Local Name
Jangli Saunchal
Habit Habitat
Annual herb with hairy parts, up to 2.5m tall found in temperate and
sub-alpine zones.
sub-alpine zones.
Taxonomic Features
Leaves suborbicular, 5-angled, palmately lobed with soft, short and star-like hairs. Lobes ovate or lanceolate, middle lobe longest. Inflorescence axillary, solitary or in cluster or raceme. Flower actinomorphic, pink-lilac. Petals obovate or oblong-obovate, notched at apex. Fruit a capsule, mericarps 1-seeded. Seed glabrous, dark brown.
Flowering and fruiting: July-September.
Flowering and fruiting: July-September.
Flowering Fruiting
July-September
Harvesting Time
August-October
Medicinal Value
Locally useful in cough, flu and paste of flowers in milk is used for treatment of mumps and fever in children.
Parts Used
Whole plant
Future Prospective
Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Lavatera cachemiriana Cambess.