Local Descriptions
General Information
Herbs woody, erect, 1-2 m tall. Petiole ca. 2 cm, puberulent; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, 5-12 × 2-5 cm, glabrous, basal veins ascending to mid leaf, lateral veins 8-10 pairs, base rounded, margin coarsely serrate, apex acuminate. Flowers solitary or several arranged in cymes, axillary; peduncle and pedicel short. Sepals 4 or 5, 3-4 mm. Petals obovate, ± as long as sepals, glabrous. Stamens 18-22; androgynophore short, glabrous. Ovary 5-loculed, glabrous; stigma lobed. Capsule globose, obtusely angled, 5-valved, ca. 1 cm in diam., verrucose, apex truncate or slightly emarginate. Fl. summer, fr. late autumn.
Provided by: [E].Flora of China @ efloras.orgA large, glabrous, annual, up to 3 m tall (under cultivation). Leaves 3-5-costate, ovate-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 5.5-15 cm long, 1.5-8 cm broad, acute or acuminate, coarsely serrate, basal serratures backwardly prolonged into setaceous appendages; petiole up to 5 cm long; stipules linear, 6-10 mm long. Cyme 1 or 2-flowered, axillary or antiphyllous. Flowers yellow, 8-10 mm across, pedicellate; bracts linear-ovate, 2-3 mm long, 1.5-2 mm broad. Sepals linear oblong, 4-5 mm long. Petals obovate, 3-5 mm long, 2.5-3 mm broad, notched at the apex. Stamens 20-30, filaments c. 3 mm long. Carpels 5; ovary subglobose, 5-loculed, glabrous, truncate; style minute. Capsule subglobose-globose, 10-12 mm in diameter, beakless and depressed at apex, scabrous, ridged, tuberculate or muricate, 5-loculed, locules aseptate. Seeds cuneiform, c. 2 mm long, brown, glabrous.
Provided by: [D].Flora of PakistanAnnual herb, up to 2 m high. Leaves lanceolate oblong, 5–15 by 1–5 cm, apex cuspidate to caudate; base obtuse; leaf base with a pair of filiform appendages; margin serrate; 3-nerved at base; secondary nerves 3–6 pairs; scalariform veins hardly distinct; petioles 1–5 cm long, glabrescent. Inflorescence solitary or in cymes, opposite the leaf; flower buds globose, ± 2 mm diam., apically rounded. Sepals lanceolate. Petals spathulate, 3–4 by 1–1.5 mm. Stamens glabrous. Ovary obovate, glabrous. Fruit globose or orbicular, 1–1.3 by 0.8–1.2 cm; longitudinal ridges distinct.
Provided by: [B].e-Flora of ThailandMorphology
Stem: indumentum glabrous. Leaf: appendix basal present. Flower: disc staminal evident; stamen circa 50; ovary 5-celled/rarely 6-celled; petal spathulate. Fruit: capsule globose; number of the appendix node apex / form 0/obtuse; ornamentation 5 costate. Seed: form pyriform. Tallo: indumento glabro(s). Hoja: apéndice(s) basal(es) presente(s). Flor: disco estaminal(ales) evidente(s); estambre(s) cerca 50; ovario(s) pentalocular(es)/raramente hexalocular(es); pétala(s) espatulada(s). Fruto: cápsula(s) globosa(s); número de apéndice(s) nudo(s) ápice(s) / forma 0/obtuso(s); ornamentación 5 costada(s). Semilla: forma piriforme(s). Caule: indumento glabro(s). Folha: apêndice(s) basal(ais) presente(s). Flor: disco estaminal(ais) evidente(s); estame(s) cerca 50; ovário(s) pentalocular(es)/raramente hexalocular(es); pétala(s) espatulada(s). Fruto: cápsula(s) globosa(s); número de apêndice(s) nó(s) ápice(s) / forma 0/obtuso(s); ornamentação 5 costada(s). Semente: forma piriforme(s).
Provided by: [C].Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020Ecology
In open spaces, paddy fields or swampy areas; alt. 50–400 m. Flowering and fruiting during October–December.
Provided by: [B].e-Flora of ThailandDistribution
Thailand, China (type), Japan, India, Burma, Vietnam, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Philippines.
Provided by: [B].e-Flora of ThailandUses
The bark produces one of the best fibres for making sacks and clothes.
Provided by: [B].e-Flora of Thailande-Flora of Thailand
UsesThe bark produces one of the best fibres for making sacks and clothes.
In open spaces, paddy fields or swampy areas; alt. 50–400 m. Flowering and fruiting during October–December.
Thailand, China (type), Japan, India, Burma, Vietnam, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Philippines.
Annual herb, up to 2 m high. Leaves lanceolate oblong, 5–15 by 1–5 cm, apex cuspidate to caudate; base obtuse; leaf base with a pair of filiform appendages; margin serrate; 3-nerved at base; secondary nerves 3–6 pairs; scalariform veins hardly distinct; petioles 1–5 cm long, glabrescent. Inflorescence solitary or in cymes, opposite the leaf; flower buds globose, ± 2 mm diam., apically rounded. Sepals lanceolate. Petals spathulate, 3–4 by 1–1.5 mm. Stamens glabrous. Ovary obovate, glabrous. Fruit globose or orbicular, 1–1.3 by 0.8–1.2 cm; longitudinal ridges distinct.
Flora of Pakistan
General InformationA large, glabrous, annual, up to 3 m tall (under cultivation). Leaves 3-5-costate, ovate-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 5.5-15 cm long, 1.5-8 cm broad, acute or acuminate, coarsely serrate, basal serratures backwardly prolonged into setaceous appendages; petiole up to 5 cm long; stipules linear, 6-10 mm long. Cyme 1 or 2-flowered, axillary or antiphyllous. Flowers yellow, 8-10 mm across, pedicellate; bracts linear-ovate, 2-3 mm long, 1.5-2 mm broad. Sepals linear oblong, 4-5 mm long. Petals obovate, 3-5 mm long, 2.5-3 mm broad, notched at the apex. Stamens 20-30, filaments c. 3 mm long. Carpels 5; ovary subglobose, 5-loculed, glabrous, truncate; style minute. Capsule subglobose-globose, 10-12 mm in diameter, beakless and depressed at apex, scabrous, ridged, tuberculate or muricate, 5-loculed, locules aseptate. Seeds cuneiform, c. 2 mm long, brown, glabrous.
Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020
MorphologyStem: indumentum glabrous. Leaf: appendix basal present. Flower: disc staminal evident; stamen circa 50; ovary 5-celled/rarely 6-celled; petal spathulate. Fruit: capsule globose; number of the appendix node apex / form 0/obtuse; ornamentation 5 costate. Seed: form pyriform. Tallo: indumento glabro(s). Hoja: apéndice(s) basal(es) presente(s). Flor: disco estaminal(ales) evidente(s); estambre(s) cerca 50; ovario(s) pentalocular(es)/raramente hexalocular(es); pétala(s) espatulada(s). Fruto: cápsula(s) globosa(s); número de apéndice(s) nudo(s) ápice(s) / forma 0/obtuso(s); ornamentación 5 costada(s). Semilla: forma piriforme(s). Caule: indumento glabro(s). Folha: apêndice(s) basal(ais) presente(s). Flor: disco estaminal(ais) evidente(s); estame(s) cerca 50; ovário(s) pentalocular(es)/raramente hexalocular(es); pétala(s) espatulada(s). Fruto: cápsula(s) globosa(s); número de apêndice(s) nó(s) ápice(s) / forma 0/obtuso(s); ornamentação 5 costada(s). Semente: forma piriforme(s). Tallo: indumento glabro(s). Hoja: apéndice(s) basal(es) presente(s). Flor: disco estaminal(ales) evidente(s); estambre(s) cerca 50; ovario(s) pentalocular(es)/raramente hexalocular(es); pétala(s) espatulada(s). Fruto: cápsula(s) globosa(s); número de apéndice(s) nudo(s) ápice(s) / forma 0/obtuso(s); ornamentación 5 costada(s). Semilla: forma piriforme(s). Caule: indumento glabro(s). Folha: apêndice(s) basal(ais) presente(s). Flor: disco estaminal(ais) evidente(s); estame(s) cerca 50; ovário(s) pentalocular(es)/raramente hexalocular(es); pétala(s) espatulada(s). Fruto: cápsula(s) globosa(s); número de apêndice(s) nó(s) ápice(s) / forma 0/obtuso(s); ornamentação 5 costada(s). Semente: forma piriforme(s).
Flora of China @ efloras.org
General InformationHerbs woody, erect, 1-2 m tall. Petiole ca. 2 cm, puberulent; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, 5-12 × 2-5 cm, glabrous, basal veins ascending to mid leaf, lateral veins 8-10 pairs, base rounded, margin coarsely serrate, apex acuminate. Flowers solitary or several arranged in cymes, axillary; peduncle and pedicel short. Sepals 4 or 5, 3-4 mm. Petals obovate, ± as long as sepals, glabrous. Stamens 18-22; androgynophore short, glabrous. Ovary 5-loculed, glabrous; stigma lobed. Capsule globose, obtusely angled, 5-valved, ca. 1 cm in diam., verrucose, apex truncate or slightly emarginate. Fl. summer, fr. late autumn.
