Helicteres isora L.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Helicteres

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, up to 2(-8) m tall. Branchlets stellate puberulent. Stipules linear, 7-10 mm, caducous; petiole 0.8-2.5 cm, puberulent; leaf blade broadly oblong-obovate, or almost circular, 10-12(-23) × 7-9(-17) cm, thinly leathery, abaxially densely puberulent to tomentose with mixture of stellate and simple hairs, adaxially stellate puberulent, base rounded or obliquely cordate, margin serrate, apex ± truncate with shortly acuminate tip and usually lateral lobes. Inflorescences axillary, usually 2 or 3 per axil, densely clustered, to 2 cm. Flowers 3.5-4 cm in diam. Epicalyx lobes subulate, to 7 mm. Sepals 17-20 mm, usually 4-5-lobed, lobes triangular, ± 2-lipped, densely stellate hairy. Petals red or purple, unequal in length, upper 2 larger, 1.2-1.5 cm, obliquely falcate. Androgynophore 3-4 cm, curved at tip. Stamens 10; staminodes 5, equal to filaments in length. Ovary slightly verrucose, spirally twisted after pollination. Capsule on ca. 2.5 cm stalk, cylindric, conspicuously spirally twisted, black when mature, 4-8 × (0.5-)0.7-0.9(-1) cm, apex acute, with beak to 1 cm, densely stellate puberulent at first, glabrescent. Seeds many, to 2 mm, angular, wrinkled, tomentose. Fl. Apr-Oct, fr. Oct-Jan.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-3 m high. The branches are cylindrical and long and straggly. The young are densely hairy. They are alternate. The leaves are oval and end abruptly by narrowing to a point. They can be heart shaped at the base. There are irregular teeth. Leaves are hairy. They are 10-20 cm long and 7-9 cm wide. The leaf stalk is hairy. The flower group is like a round ball and grows in the axils of leaves. They are 2 cm long and 1 cm wide. The flowers have 5 unequal petals. They are red. The fruit is a capsule which is oval shaped, twisted and hairy. They are 5 cm long by 7-9 mm wide. They are brown. The seeds have stripes along them. They are 2 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Dry deciduous forests, scrub, dry grasslands on slopes; at elevations around 100-600 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows naturally in deciduous forest and scrub areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The dried fruit are sold as medicine. The flowers are eaten after removing the calyx.
Uses animal food environmental use fiber fuel material medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Parasympatholytics (aerial part), Fissure (bark), Abdominal pain (bark), Anemia (bark), Antioxidants (bark), Astringents (bark), Chest pain (bark), Common cold (bark), Cough (bark), Demulcents (bark), Diabetes mellitus (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Dysentery (bark), Dyspepsia (bark), Ear diseases (bark), Empyema (bark), Erectile dysfunction (bark), Expectorants (bark), Hyperlipidemias (bark), Inflammatory bowel diseases (bark), Intestinal diseases (bark), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (bark), Lactation (bark), Lipid peroxidation (bark), Paralysis (bark), Pharyngitis (bark), Respiratory tract diseases (bark), Scabies (bark), Snake bites (bark), Sprains and strains (bark), Stomach diseases (bark), Toothbrush (bark), Ulcer (bark), Vomiting (bark), Wounds and injuries (bark), Increased lactation (bark), Spondylosis (bark), Anemia (flower), Abdominal pain (fruit), Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (fruit), Anthelmintics (fruit), Anti-bacterial agents (fruit), Anti-inflammatory agents (fruit), Antiparasitic agents (fruit), Appetite stimulants (fruit), Asthma (fruit), Astringents (fruit), Avian myeloblastosis virus (fruit), Colic (fruit), Contraceptive agents (fruit), Cough (fruit), Demulcents (fruit), Diabetes mellitus (fruit), Diarrhea (fruit), Dysentery (fruit), Dyspepsia (fruit), Endophthalmitis (fruit), Epistaxis (fruit), Erectile dysfunction (fruit), Fever (fruit), Flatulence (fruit), Gastrointestinal diseases (fruit), Hemorrhage (fruit), Hemostasis (fruit), Hypnotics and sedatives (fruit), Inflammation (fruit), Inflammatory bowel diseases (fruit), Intestinal diseases (fruit), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (fruit), Lactation (fruit), Lipid peroxidation (fruit), Paralysis (fruit), Parasympatholytics (fruit), Respiratory tract diseases (fruit), Respiratory tract infections (fruit), Scabies (fruit), Skin diseases (fruit), Stomach diseases (fruit), Toothbrush (fruit), Ulcer (fruit), Vomiting (fruit), Wound healing (fruit), Wounds and injuries (fruit), Increased lactation (fruit), Spondylosis (fruit), Fissure (leaf), Abdominal pain (leaf), Anemia (leaf), Anthelmintics (leaf), Diabetes mellitus (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Earache (leaf), Eczema (leaf), Erectile dysfunction (leaf), Lactation (leaf), Malnutrition (leaf), Paralysis (leaf), Pruritus (leaf), Scabies (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Sprains and strains (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Spondylosis (leaf), Abdominal pain (root), Abortifacient agents (root), Analgesics (root), Anthelmintics (root), Anti-bacterial agents (root), Antifungal agents (root), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Asthma (root), Astringents (root), Bites and stings (root), Carbuncle (root), Chest pain (root), Cholera (root), Colic (root), Cough (root), Demulcents (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Diarrhea (root), Diuretics (root), Dysentery (root), Dysentery, amebic (root), Dyspepsia (root), Empyema (root), Expectorants (root), Fever (root), Flatulence (root), Furunculosis (root), Gastrointestinal diseases (root), Inflammatory bowel diseases (root), Intestinal diseases (root), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (root), Lactation disorders (root), Liver diseases (root), Neoplasms (root), Postnatal care (root), Rabies (root), Relaxation (root), Scabies (root), Snake bites (root), Stomach diseases (root), Vitiligo (root), Vomiting (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Increased lactation (root), Abdominal pain (seed), Hair loss (seed), Anti-bacterial agents (seed), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Astringents (seed), Breast diseases (seed), Bronchitis (seed), Colic (seed), Cough (seed), Demulcents (seed), Diabetes mellitus (seed), Diarrhea (seed), Dysentery (seed), Dyspepsia (seed), Epilepsy (seed), Expectorants (seed), Fever (seed), Flatulence (seed), Hemorrhage (seed), Inflammatory bowel diseases (seed), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (seed), Labor pain (seed), Malnutrition (seed), Muscular diseases (seed), Musculoskeletal diseases (seed), Pain (seed), Paralysis (seed), Poliovirus (seed), Pregnancy complications (seed), Scabies (seed), Snake bites (seed), Vomiting (seed), Increased lactation (seed), Otorrhea (seed), Cooling effect on body (seed), Anemia (stem), Dysentery (stem), Flatulence (stem), Pruritus (stem), Toothache (stem), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Antigalactogogue (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Appetizer (unspecified), Bilious (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Colic Diarrhea (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Empyema (unspecified), Intestine (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Amebiasis (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Abdominal pain (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Demulcents (unspecified), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Helicteres isora leaf picture by IMMORTAL_2209 (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Helicteres isora flower picture by IMMORTAL_2209 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Helicteres isora world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Viet Nam, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321222-2
WFO ID wfo-0000718114
COL ID 3K9MW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ixora versicolor Helicteres chrysocalyx Isora corylifolia Helicteres grewiifolia Helicteres isora Helicteres macrophylla Helicteres roxburghii Helicteres grewiaefolia Isora grewiaefolia Helicteres ovata var. isora-murri Helicteres ovata var. fructus-regis Helicteres baruensis var. ovata Helicteres isora var. microphylla Helicteres isora var. glabrescens Helicteres isora var. tomentosa