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Thespesia lampas
Ban Kapas, Common Mallow
Origin: China, India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
| Family |
| Malvaceae |
| Genus |
| Thespesia |
| Species |
| lampas |
| Type |
| Vine |
| Synonyms |
| Abelmoschus zollingeri, Azanza lampas, Bupariti lampas, Hibiscus lampas. |
| Height |
| 2 - 3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| An erect, slightly branched shrub to 2-3 m in height. |
| ID Characteristic |
| Plants start flowering and producing fruit when they are about 1 - 2 m tall. |
| Habitat |
| In open places and thickets at low and medium altitudes. |
| Leaf Description |
| An ovate, 10-20 cm long, somewhat 3-lobed or nearly entire, green and nearly smooth on the upper surface, somewhat hairy beneath, broad and heart-shaped at the base and pointed at the tip. |
| Flower Description |
| Large flowers, and borne in threes in the apex of the branches or at the axils of the leaves. The calyx is green, with 5 pointed lobes united below the middle. The corolla is bell-shaped, 6-8 cm long, yellow, and dark-purple at the center. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The roots and fruit are employed as a remedy for gonorrhea and syphilis. |
References
Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2019-07-09.
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