Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Malvaceae
Hibiscus micranthus L.f.
English name:
Local name: Gangati, Jangsopari.
Description:
An erect less branched shrub up to 70 cm tall, with scabrid branches. Leaves hairy
sub-sessile to petiolate with dentate margins. Flowers variable in colour form white to
pale pink, arise form the axil of leaves. Fruit globose, seeds hairy.
Flowering Period:
January to May.
Habitat:
The species is commonly found on slopes of hills, and
gravelly plains.
Uses:
The plant is considered as febrifuge. Leaf juice is used
for renal remedy.
Distribution:
In Pakistan common in Sindh and occasionally found in
Balochistan and N.W.F.P, also distributed in tropical
Africa, South-Africa, Arabia, India, Sri Lanka and
Madagascar.
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