Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Malvaceae
Pavonia arabica Hochst. & Steud.
English name:
Local name: Kapaas wal, Hanjo.
Description:
An under-shrub growing up to 30 cm tall with pubescent stem. Leaves hairy at
both side usually broadly oblong. Flowers light pink, axillary solitary. Fruit subglobose,
dark brown in colour.
Flowering Period:
Most part of the year.
Habitat:
Commonly found in gravelly hill slopes, also in dry river
beds.
Distribution:
The plant is distributed in Pakistan (Sindh and
Balochistan), India, Arabia and Ethiopia.
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