Urena lobata is an annual shrub of the family Malvaceae. It is widely distributed in the tropics,
probably of Asiatic origin.
Urena lobata’s flowers are about 2-3cm diameter, 5-merous,
with brilliant pink petals, almost similar to those of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, only smaller. The fruits
are partially spherical schizocarp, 5-compartment, barbed.
In Malaysia, it is
known as pulut-pulut, or pulut lembu. It
grows on wastelands as well as cultivated lands as weeds. It has been declared a noxious weed in Fiji. The stem fibers are used for making carpets
and rope in Brazil and Zaire.
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