<p>Family: Malvaceate
Distribution: Found alond streams in the coast in tropics.
A prickly many branched trailing shrub, Leaves 3.5-5cm long, palmately 3-5 lobed, cordate at base, lobes linear lanceolate, serrate,stipules foliaceous, flowers yellow with purple centre,  solitary, axillary, involucral bracts spathulate- apiculate, retrose, persistent, calyx with small prickles, capsule 1-2cm long, ovoid, covered with bristled hairs. 
Photographed at a village near Bay of bengal in Nellore district.
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Ref: Flora of Presidency of Madras by J.S.Gamble.
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