Urena procumbens

Urena procumbens L., Sp. Pl. 2: 692 1753. (Syn: Urena heterophylla Sm. (ambiguous synonym); Urena lappago Sm.; Urena lobata var. scabriuscula (DC.) Mast. (ambiguous synonym); Urena lobata subsp. sinuata (L.) Borss.; Urena lobata var. sinuata (L.) Hochr.; Urena lobata var. sinuata (L.) Miq.; Urena manihot Klotzsch; Urena morifolia DC.; Urena muricata DC.; Urena paradoxa Kunth; Urena sinuata L.; Urena sinuata Sw.; Urena swartzii Macfad. (ambiguous synonym); Urena tomentosa Wall. (ambiguous synonym));

China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Japan (Kyushu),
Ryukyu Isl., Christmas Isl. (Austr.), Micronesia (Yap, Truk, Moen, Fefan,
Pohnpei, Kosrae), Northern Marianas (Alamagan, Sarigan, Anatahan), Palau Isl.
(Babeldaob, Koror, Angaur), Southern Marianas (Saipan, Tinian, Guam), Andaman
Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl., Little
Andaman Isl.), Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobar Isl., Central
Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.), India (widespread), Sri
Lanka, Malesia, Myanmar [Burma] (Yangon), Pakistan (Sind), Philippines, Vietnam,
trop. Africa (I), Costa Rica, Cayman Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin
Isl. (St. Croix), Lesser Antilles (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia,
St. Vincent), Isla Margarita, Tobago, Trinidad, Panama, Virgin Isl., Venezuela
(Amazonas, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Monagas, Nueva Esparta,
Portuguesa, Zulia), Colombia (Antioquia, Caquet, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta,
Norte de Santander, Santander), El Salvador as per Catalogue of Life;

ur-REE-nuh — derived from the Malayalam name of the plant urem or uren (ഊരം) … Dave’s Botanary • CABI
sin-yoo-AY-tuh or sin-yoo-AH-tuh — with a wavy margin … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: aramina, bur mallow, Congo jute, guaxima • Bengali: কঙ্গুয়া kungooya • Gujarati: વગડાઉ ભીંડો vagadau bhindo • Kachchhi: સણ ભીંડો san bhindo • Kannada: ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಗಿಡ bekkina hejje gida, ಕಾಡು ತುತ್ತಿ kaadu thutthi • Malayalam: ഊരം uram, ഉത്തിരം uthiram • Manipuri: ꯁꯝꯄꯥꯛꯄꯤ ^{download font} সমপাকপী sampakpi • Marathi: रानकापशी raan kapashi • Sanskrit: अतिबला atibala, बला bala, नागबला nagabala • Tamil: ஒட்டுத்துத்தி ottu-t-tutti • Telugu: నల్ల బెండ nalla benda, పడనికాడ padanikaada, పెద్ద బెండ pedda benda, పిల్లిమంకెన piliyamankena • Tulu: ಬೊಳ್ಡು ಉರ್ಕಿ boldu urki

Images by Bhagyashri Ranade (Identified by Anita Kindre) & Karuna Kanta Das (Inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)

Distribution: pantropical; probably of Asiatic origin

There is two ssp. in Urena lobata

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Malvaceae week : Urena lobata:  Malvaceae week : Urena lobata
From Pune

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Nice photographs .., but the last 2 photographs at least are of Urena lobata var.s inuata, my photographs of which are available for comparison at this link :
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/99…

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All pictures are of the same plant and as .. and .. has said they are of Urena lobata var. sinuata

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it is Urena lobata L. Sp. Pl. 602, 1753 ssp. sinuata (L.) Bross. in Blumea 14: 142, 1966; Paul in Sharma et al, Fl. Ind. 3: 382, 1993; var. sinuata, Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 1: 333, 2000; Yadav & Sardesai, Fl. Kolhapur Dist. 75, 2002.
Synonyms: U. sinuata L. Sp. Pl. 692, 1753; Mast. in Hook. Fl. Brit. India 1: 329, 1872; Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay 1: 106, 1958 (Repr.).

Lokks like some Hibiscus sp.

Date: 03.01.2012

Location: Anaikatti

Habitat: Wild

Habit: Shrub

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There is two ssp. in Urena lobata

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Hooghly Today : Urena sinuata Linnaeus:  I have a profile of this plant, Urena sinuata Linnaeus, at efi thread.

1. Link
2. https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/GSxGHJjiS3w/discussion

 

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Malvaceae week :: Urena sinuata:  Urena sinuata L.

Oct 14, 2007 at Kharghar Hills, Navi Mumbai
commonly known as: burr mallow, caesarweed, Congo jute, hibiscus burr, pink burr, pink Chinese burr, urena burr • Bengali: okhra • Hindi: bachita, gataya, लपेटवां lapetua, unga • Kannada: ಒತ್ತೆ otte (unsure of this name) • Konkani: tupkate • Malayalam: ഒട്ടൊട്ടി ottotti, ഊരകം urakam, ഉറം uram • Manipuri: সমপাকপী sampakpi • Marathi: वन भेंडी van bhendi, जंगलीकापशी junglikapashi • Nepalese: नालु कुरों nalu kuro • Sanskrit: अतिबल atibala, बल bala • Tamil: துத்திப்பூண்டுவகை thuththippuntuvakai, ஒட்டுத்துத்தி ottuttutti • Telugu: నల్ల బెండ nalla benda, పెడ్డబెండ peddabhenda
Distribution: pantropical; probably of Asiatic origin

… Sep 30, 2007 at Nagla block of Sanjay Gandhi National Park

… Sep 12, 2009 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

… more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Urenasinuata&m=tags

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Two pictures of mine also

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Attaching a screenshot for the Bengali name of this plant. Also a link of Bengal Plants

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… immense thanks once again for these authentic references and valid name for this plant. Will make the relevant change in my notes very soon. I will certainly make use of the archived Bengal Plants volumes for getting to authentic names. Thanks for scanning efforts too.

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Urena sinuata L from Kamrup district (Metro), Assam :  Attachments (9). 2 posts by 2 authors.

Habit : Shrub

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Thanks … for sharing both sp of Urena

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Wild Plant For ID : Kochi : 301013 : AK-2 :  Attachments (1).  6 posts by 4 authors.

Saw this small plant during a visit to Kochi.

There were many of them growing at the same place.

Could be a Cucurbit by the shape of leaves?

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I think it may be any malvaceae member also not cucurbit

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Thanks for correcting me in the right direction. Urena lobata var sinuata?

I found a picture taken by … with similar leaves.

…, can you kindly validate.

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You are right …

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urena_lobata_var_sinuata_W_IMG_1353.jpg

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Thanks a lot for confirming the id. A little help from … to the family id of Malvaceae, got me the correct id so fast.

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Possible, but not totally convincing

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For ID : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 3 authors. Growing in wasteland. Someone has posted for ID in another group.

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Please check Urena sinuata.

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These are my photos of the same. Attachments (2).

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Thank you. Have sent it on.

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Actually Urena lobata var. sinuata. Please check these links :

For photographs of Urena lobata, please check this link : Google Groups

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efloraofindia:”For Id” wild herb with pink flowers at Talegaon Dabhade :22122014: MR-7 : 3 posts by 2 authors.

Requesting to please identify this wild herb with pink flowers

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Its Urena sinuata from Malvaceae, called Van Bhendi in Marathi !!

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Malvaceae (inc. Tiliaceae) Fortnight: Malvaceae Urena sinuata Lfrom Assam – KD 02 July2015 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). Attached images are Urena sinuata L from Assam.

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Malvaceae Fortnight :: Urena lobata? ::Andaman :: PKAJUL102 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3). Urena lobata?  Location: Andaman

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Yes Urena lobata subsp. sinuate

 

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Urena sinuata (Malvaceae) from Haryana… : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)

Here am sharing some images of Urena sinuata taken on September 2018….!!

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Nepali (names) of Urena sinuata : 3 posts by 2 authors.

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I guess it is not listed in Nepal!

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Names of Plants in India :: Urena sinuata L. : 1 post by 1 author. 1 image.

via Species‎ > ‎U‎ > Urena sinuata L. … family: Malvaceae

   
ur-REE-nuh — derived from the Malayalam name of the plant urem or uren (ഊരം) … Dave’s Botanary • CABI
sin-yoo-AY-tuh or sin-yoo-AH-tuh — with a wavy margin … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: aramina, bur mallow, Congo jute, guaxima • Bengali: কঙ্গুয়া kungooya • Gujarati: વગડાઉ ભીંડો vagadau bhindo • Kachchhi: સણ ભીંડો san bhindo • Kannada: ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಗಿಡ bekkina hejje gida, ಕಾಡು ತುತ್ತಿ kaadu thutthi • Malayalam: ഊരം uram, ഉത്തിരം uthiram • Manipuri: ꯁꯝꯄꯥꯛꯄꯤ ^{download font} সমপাকপী sampakpi • Marathi: रानकापशी raan kapashi • Sanskrit: अतिबला atibala, बला bala, नागबला nagabala • Tamil: ஒட்டுத்துத்தி ottu-t-tutti • Telugu: నల్ల బెండ nalla benda, పడనికాడ padanikaada, పెద్ద బెండ pedda benda, పిల్లిమంకెన piliyamankena • Tulu: ಬೊಳ್ಡು ಉರ್ಕಿ boldu urki
botanical names: Urena sinuata L. … synonyms: Urena lobata subsp. sinuata (L.) Borss. Waalk … CABI
October 14, 2007 … Kharghar Hills, Navi Mumbai

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Urena procumbens L. : 5 posts by 1 author. 5 images- 5 to 7 mb each.

 

 

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