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'''Country mallow''' is an erect, many branched, usually perennial plant with stems up to about 2 metres tall that become rather woody, especially at the base, and persist for a number of years. Sometimes though, the stems are annual, with the plant dying back each year to a woody base. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens. This is belongs to Malvaceae family.<ref name="Plant family"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Open areas}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}. {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Boils}}. {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Broadly ovate|Cordate|Acuminate, Irregulalry or coarsely toothed soft and minutely hairy tomantose on both sides}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|2cm dia|Axillary|Yellow|Solitary, Peduncles longer than petioles, Joint near tip.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||Minutely furrowed|Glabrous|}}
===Other features===
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Abutilon+indicum Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:227</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 32</ref>
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