Plant Details

Accepted name:: Urena lobata L. [Malvaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 9

Urena lobata var. glauca (Blume) Borss.Waalk.

Urena lobata var. henryi S.Y.Hu

Urena lobata subsp. lobata

Urena lobata var. multifida (Cav.) Hochr.

Urena lobata subsp. sinuata (L.) Borss.Waalk.

Urena lobata var. tricuspis (Cav.) Gürke

Urena lobata var. umbonata Marais

Urena lobata var. yunnanensis S.Y.Hu

Urena lobata var. mauritiana Marais

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aramina	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
aramina fibre	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
atibala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bachata	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bachit	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bachita	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bala-bhed	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baralu kaddi mara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bariyar	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bekkina hejje gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhere jbar	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bishkhapre	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bishmaro	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
brachta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bur mallow	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
burrmallow	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bā guà lán lù hǔ	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cadillo	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
caesar weed	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
carrapicho-de-cavalo	Other	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
chathakuda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chatkura	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chhotaka chidchidhi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chiple	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chiraita	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chī tóu pó	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
congo jute	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
congo-jute	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
coptrit	Other	Ethnobot. of Pangkhua Community in Bangladesh (Faruque, 2019)
cosa cosilla	Other	Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)
cousin mahoe	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dalle kuro	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
dinkambwadi	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
dinkambwala	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
ditaohua	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
dodda bende	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dooda bende	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
duck foot	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
dudh-khal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dì táo huā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
fusre pamale	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
goya	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
guaxima	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
guaxima roxa	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
hamsapaadi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hibiscus burr	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
hóng huā dì táo huā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ilasa-agborin	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
ilasa-omode	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
jangli ghagra	Other	Ethnobot. of Pangkhua Community in Bangladesh (Faruque, 2019)
jarsai	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
jelumpang	Other	Med. Pl. Kalimantan, Indonesia (Caniago et al., 1998)
kaadu thutthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kangua	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kapasi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kat-say-nei	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
kat-sine	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
katahare kuro	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kelulut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kunjia	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuro	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kuruntotti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lapetua	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
laptuaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
legetan	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lise kuro	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
lotiti moindu	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
lotloti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
malva rosa	Other	Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
malva-rosa	Other	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
malva-roxa	Other	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
malvaisco silvestre	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
mpungala fioti	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
naagabalaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nagabala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalla benda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nallabenda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalu kuro	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nalu kurro	Other	MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017)
naritadirathsoppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nkolokoso	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
nwar-mee-kat	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
ottatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ottattutti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
otte	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
otte mara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ottey	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ottu thuththi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ottukututti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ottuttutti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
padanikaada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patta epala	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
pedda benda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peddabena	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peddabenda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pepulut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
piliyamankena	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
popee	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
pulut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pulut - pulut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pulut laki-laki	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pulut lembu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pulut-pulut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pulutan	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
rantupkada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rantupkuda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shī má tóu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
soranto	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
taurmuja	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tinai	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tiān xià chuí	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tupkato	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
táo zǐ cǎo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
udiram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
unga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uran	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uren	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vana benda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vana-bhenda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanabendha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanabhenda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanbhendi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vatkai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vatta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vatto	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vilaiti san	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
votte	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wagdau bhendi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
waghach panja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
xiāo fàn tiān huā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yě mián huā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
八卦攔路虎	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
地桃花	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
天下捶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
桃子草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
痴頭婆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
红花地桃花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
肖梵天花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
虱麻头	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
野棉花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaf		Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)
Whole plant leaves		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
Root		MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Barks, Leaves, Roots		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
whole shoot system		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Bark, twig, leaf, root		Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
root, flower, stem, aerial parts, seed		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
leaf		Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
root		Med. Pl. Kalimantan, Indonesia (Caniago et al., 1998)
leaf	vegetal drug	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
leaf, root, flower		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Urena lobata var. genuina Miq. Pl. Jungh.: 283 (1854), not validly publ.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Urena loata L.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Urena lobata	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Urena lobata L	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
Urena lobata L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Ethnobot. of Pangkhua Community in Bangladesh (Faruque, 2019) Fijian Med. Pl. (Cambie & Ash, 1994) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) MAPs in Makawanpur, C Nepal (Bhattarai & Tamang, 2017) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007) Med. & Pois. Pl. 2 (Valkenburg et al., 1999) Med. Pl. Kalimantan, Indonesia (Caniago et al., 1998) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Urena lobata Linn	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Urena lobata Linn.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Urena lobata Linn. Mast.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Urena lobata Linnaeus	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Urena lobota L.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)

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