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Pentapetes phoenicea

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{{stub}}[[File:Flower - Flickr - deeps.adhi (5).jpg|thumb|right|'''Pentapetes phoenicea''']]'''Pentapetes phoenicea''' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It contains a single species, Pentapetes phoenicea, called the noon flower and occasionally cultivated.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, phenolics, coumarins and triterpenoids in leaf, stem and root extracts.
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ksml=Uchchamalari|mlsa=मध्यदिन Madhyadina, बंधूक Bandhuka|mrta=நாதப்பூ Nagappu|pate=Makinaccettu|tahi=दुपहरिया Dupahariya|teen=Scarlet Mallow, Copper Cups, Florimpia, Noon Flower}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herbs}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Linear|The leaves are alternate, 6-10 cm in length, toothed at the margins, usually having the broad, pointed base, and tapering to a pointed tip.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Open around noon|Light red||Scarlet flowers are borne in the axils of the leaves with 5 large, deep rose, and show petals. 2.5-3.5 cm across, and close the following dawn.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Rounded|The fruit is a 5-valved, hairy capsule, about 1 centimeter in diameter. The seeds, which are not winged|||8-12 in two series in each cell.}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Needs specific temperature: 70ºF - 75ºF
Days to germinate: 2 to 4 weeks
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, lightly covering with soil
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Pentapetes phoenicea MHNT.BOT.2018.28.26.jpgFile:Pentapetes phoenicea.jpgFile:Mamkena Flower.jpgFile:Pentapetes phoenicia 1.jpg
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279032683_Preliminary_Phytochemical_Analysis_of_Pentapetes_phoenicea_L Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="chemical compositionLeaf">["Chemistry"https://ayushvedah.com/druginfo.php?drugid=85 Morphology]</ref> <ref name="LeafCommon names">["Morphology"http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Midday%20Flower.html common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "https://garden.org/plants/view/154397/Noon-Flower-Pentapetes-phoenicea/ Cultivation"Details]</ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
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==External Links==
* [ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Pentapetes Pentapetes phoenicea]* [ ]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Pages without herbs imagesMalvaceae]]
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