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[[File:Triumfetta rhomboidea (5213975841).jpg|thumb|right|''Triumfetta rhomboidea'']]
'''Paroquet bur''' is an erect shrub or perennial herb with stems that are woody at the base, growing up to 1.5 metres tall. The plant has a number of local uses - it has various medicinal applications; yields a good fibre; and has somewhat edible leaves. It was at one time cultivated in Malawi as a fibre crop.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Internal ulcerations}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Internal haemorrhages}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Boils}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootStem}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Preliminary phytochemical screening of both the extracts utilizing standard methods of analysis revealed the presence of steroid, triterpenoids, glycosides, flavonoids etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Jhinjhirita|en=Burr Bush, Chinese burr|gu=Jhipato|hi=Chikti|kn=ಕಾಡುಬೆಂಡೆ Kaadu bende|ks=|ml=Oorppam|mr=Jhinjhardi|pa=|ta=Kapotam|te=Bankatuttara}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant produces seed capsules covered in hooked spines that adhere strongly to animal fur, clothing etc, and are thus easily transported to new sites.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|An abundant weed along roads}}, {{Commonly seen|Waste places}}, {{Commonly seen|Thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Canefields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"https://www.rjpbcs.com/pdf/2010_1(3)/54.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref><ref name="MorphologyCommon names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Burr%20Bush.html Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Triumfetta+rhomboidea Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/m/malvaceae/triumfetta/triumfetta-rhomboidea Triumfetta rhomboidea on sites.google.com]* [ https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Triumfetta+rhomboidea+Jacq. Triumfetta rhomboidea on prota4u.org]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
