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Family: Malvaceae	Genus: Thespesia	Species: Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalzell & Gibson( जंगली भिन्डी, बन कपासी )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Hibiscus lampas Cav., Azanza lampas (Cav.) Alefeld	Flower Color	Yellow - Orange
Common Name	Ban-kapasi	Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	Common mallow	Flowering Period	July-Sept
Vernacular /Local Name	Jangli Bhindi, Ban-kapasi	Fruiting Period	Oct-Dec
Altitude	Upto 1200 m	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Capsules globose to ovoid, mucronate, 5-angular; seeds obovoid, angular, hairy around the hilum.
Habitat	Common in miscellaneous forests, grassy slopes.	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Throughout tropical parts of India; S.E. Asia; Africa.	Bark Details	Straight, erect stout, good smooth texture; reddish brown in colour; having characteristic odour and bitter in taste.
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	Deciduous shrubs, upto 2.5 cm high; branches densely tomentose with stellate hairs. Leaves orbicular, 3-5 lobed; lobes deltoid, cordate at base, acuminate or acute at apex, densely hairy beneath; petioles hairy; stipules lanceolate-subulate, hairy. Epicalyx bracteoles 5-7, free, subulate, caducous. Calyx cyathiform, with 5 small, triangular segments. Corolla campanulate; petals yellow, obovate, rounded. Fruit a capsules globose to ovoid, mucronate, 5-angular; seeds obovoid, angular, hairy around the hilum.	Leaf Details	Leaves orbicular, 10-20 cm across, 3-5 lobed; lobes deltoid, cordate at base, acuminate or acute at apex, 5-7 nerved, densely hairy beneath; petioles 1-10 cm long, hairy; stipules lanceolate-subulate, hairy

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