Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Streptophyta

Class: Equisetopsida

Subclass: Magnoliidae

Order: Malvales

 Family: Malvaceae

 Genus: Urena

 Species:Urena sinuata

Description: Habit : An erect undershrub, with stems and branches with hooked hairs.

Leaves :

Pinnate, 3-9 foliolate, stiff, upto 30 cm long.

Leaflets linear oblong, the midrib and neighbouring parts white or pale yellowish on the upper side, green beneath, glabrous above, pubescent beneath.

Flowers :

Flowers in close fascicles on the axis of terminal or axillary racemes, which are 10-40 cm long.

Calyx 4-5 mm long, corolla 6-8 mm long, purple.

Fruits : Pods 3-6 jointed, the joints folded on one another.

Uses: Significance :

The fruit is used in the treatment of sore mouths of children.

The juice of the root is used as an aphrodisiac.

The powdered leaves are used against gonorrhea.