Sevagan / Ceylon Swamp Mallow
Pavonia zeylanica
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pavonia zeylanica
- Genus
- Pavonia
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Sandy rock regions of scrub jungles, also in deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Arabia, Africa, Mauritius
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Sevagan, Mammatti, Sittamutti, பேராமுட்டி
- Telugu
- Peramutti, Karubenda
About Sevagan
Ceylon Swamp Mallow (Pavonia zeylanica) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and 4 other states. It grows in sandy rock regions of scrub jungles, also in deciduous forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Sevagan belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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