Hibiscus vitifolius L.

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380
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scientific name	Hibiscus vitifolius L.
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Names.

Myanmar: thin-paung. English: tropical fanleaf, tropical rose mallow.

Range.

Tropical and subtropical regions of Old World. In Myanmar, found in Yangon.

Uses.

Fruit: Used as stomachic and emollient.

Note.

Antiviral activity has been detected utilizing an extract of the plant ( Vijyan et al. 2004).

Reference.

Nordal (1963).