<p>Family: Malvaceae 
Local name: Tutturu benda(Tel); 
Distribution: India, Srilanka, Tropical Africa and Australia. 
A  soft silky shrub, not very common. Photographed at Nellore.
1-2m tall viscid, pubescent shrubs. long simple stellate hairs are present on vegetative parts. Flowers 1-2.5 cm across, bright yellow with a maroon centre . Schizocarp densly pubescent. 
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Ref.Flora of Presidency of Madras by Gamble.
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