U. lobata grows as a single stalk producing dense branches. Young stems are green and old stems are dark red or brown.
The leaves are oval with palmate lobes and each lobe has a linear main vein and many pinnate veins. The surface is dark green and rough with white fine hairs.
The flowers are bell-shaped, purplish pink, about 1 cm wide and have a short stalk. The fruit is hairy and can stick to clothing or feathers.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Hibisceae
Genus: Urena
Species: Urena lobata
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