| Fragrant Swamp Mallow |
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| Original date | 8/30/08 11:37 AM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/640s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A530 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Pavonia odorata Family: Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Fragrant Swamp Mallow is an erect perennial herb,covered with sticky
hairs. Leaves are heart-shaped-ovate, 3-5 angled or 3-5 lobed, 4-6 cm
long, 5-7 cm broad. Flowers arise singly in leaf axils, or fascicled at
the end of branches. Bracts are 10-12 in number, linear, and sepals are 5.
Flowers are pink, twice longer than the sepal cup. Fruit is spherical and
mericarps smooth, wingless. Fragrant Swamp Mallow is found in India,
Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka and East Tropical Africa.
Medicinal uses:
The plant is used in Ayurvedic medicine. A
powder is obtained by grinding the dried roots of Fragrant Swamp Mallow.
This powder is used for skin conditioning and soothing.
Medicinal uses:
The plant is used in Ayurvedic medicine. A
powder is obtained by grinding the dried roots of Fragrant Swamp Mallow.
This powder is used for skin conditioning and soothing. | Identification credit: Sankara Rao | Photographed at Karighatta Hill, Karnataka. |
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