Urena rigida

Urena rigida Wall. ex Mast., Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 1(2): 330 (1874).

Urena rigida Wall. ex Mast., Photo by Hải Bằng

The native range of this species is Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia, SE. Borneo. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Ké trơn

Scientific name: 

Pavonia rigida (Wall. ex Mast.) Hochr. – Urena rigida Wall.1829.Cat. 1929, nom.nud.] ex Mast. 1874.

Family: 

Malvaceae

Uses: 

Treats sprains and dislocations (Roots).

Distribution: 

Ninh Thuan to Tay Ninh. The tree grows naturally in open forests from lowlands to altitudes of 1500m.

Flower and fruit season: 

November-February