✿Malvaceae · Pavonia

Pennyroyal Swamp Mallow

Pavonia procumbens

Herb

Habit: Herb
Flowering: September-February

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Pavonia procumbens
Genus: Pavonia
Family: Malvaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Scrub jungles, dry deciduous forests
Habitat type: Forest, Scrub
Distribution: East Africa, Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malesia
Flowering & fruiting: September-February
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Lobed
Venation: Palmate

Typical of the Malvaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Solitary
Fruit: Capsule

Typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Pennyroyal Swamp Mallow

Pennyroyal Swamp Mallow (Pavonia procumbens) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a herb. It grows in scrub jungles, dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.

Botanical family

Malvaceae

Mallow/Hibiscus family

Pennyroyal Swamp Mallow belongs to the Malvaceae family.

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