Caesar weed (Urena lobata)

Caesar weed (Urena lobata) is a species of plant in the Malvaceae, perennial shrub or subshrub, erect, rising, 2.5 meters high, stems cylindrical, strong and woody, branched, covered with small, star-like hairs and white in color.

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.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Hibisceae
Genus: Urena Dill. ex L. in Sp. Pl.: 692 (1753)
Species: Urena lobata L. in Sp. Pl.: 692 (1753)
Subspecies: Urena lobata subsp. lobata, Urena lobata subsp. sinuata (L.) Borss.Waalk.
Variety: Urena lobata var. glauca (Blume) Borss.Waalk., Urena lobata var. henryi S.Y.Hu, Urena lobata var. mauritiana Marais, Urena lobata var. multifida (Cav.) Hochr., Urena lobata var. tricuspis (Cav.) Gürke, Urena lobata var. umbonata Marais, Urena lobata var. yunnanensis S.Y.Hu

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Urena lobata var. genuina Miq. in Pl. Jungh.: 283 (1854)

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VERNACULAR NAME

Adi: Arik Tangom
Ahom: Ya-Khat-Loung
Assamese: Sampakpi, Shonboroluwa, Sokamora
Bengali: কুঙ্গুইয়া - বানা ওকারা Kungooya, Bana Okara
Bodo: Samthai
Brunei: Anca-anca, Jerupang
Chamorro: Dadangsin Palåo'an
Chinese (simplified): 地桃花
Chinese (traditional): 地桃花 - 肖梵天花 - 野棉花
Dogri: Van Kapahada
English: Caesar weed, Caesarweed, Pink flowered chinese burr, Burr mallow, Aramina, Congo jute, Cadillo, Cousin mahoe, Hibiscus burr, Pink burr, Urena burr
Filipino: Kulotan, Kollokollot, Molopolo
Finnish: Kongonjuutti
French: Hérisson rouge, Grand cousin, Cousin urène, Cousin rouge
Garo: Samthakhari, Samthe
Guangdong: 地桃花 - 肖梵天花
Gujarati: Vagadau Bhindo
Hajong: Baghchhala, Ghagra
Haryanvi: Lapetua
Hindi: बचिता - लापेटुआ - विलायती सैन - बचिता, उंगा - लापेटवा - पिठिया - कुंगुया - लोबलोली - लोट लोटी - कुंजुय - कुंजिया - लोटलोटी Bachita, Lapetua, Vilaiti San, Bachita, Unga, Lapetva, Pithia, Kunguya, Lobloli, Lot lotti, Kunjuy, Kunjiya, Lotloti
Hong Kong: 地桃花 - 肖梵天花
Indonesia: Pulutan
Japanese: アマミボンテンカ - オオバボンテンカ - オボンテンカ
Java: Pulutan
Kachari: Sam-Thai, Samkhon-Thai
Kachchhi: San Bhindi, San Bhindo
Kannada: Doddabende, Kadututti, Bekkina Hejje Gida, Kaadu Thutthi, Dodda Bende, Kaadu Thutthi
Karbi: Nonthe-Arong
Khasi: Soh-Byrthit
Khmer: ដើមជ្រក់ Daem chruk
Konkani: Tupkato
Lao: ນ້ຳງື່ມ Nha ngum
Lotha: Hantsurup
Macao: 地桃花 - 肖梵天花
Maharashtra: रान तुपकुडा
Malayalam: Cheli, Kuruvachedi, Oorppan, Uthiram, Uram, Vattooram , Oorppanam
Malaysia: Pulut-pulut, Pepulut, Pulut lembu
Malvani: Kutri, Tupkadi
Manipuri: Sampakpi
Marathi: Ran Tupkuda, Vanbhendi, Lichi, Raan Kapashi
Mech: Sam-Thai
Mishing: Tangom
Mizo: Se-Hnap
Nepali: बरियार - भेरेझार - डल्ले कुरो - कटहरे कुरो - नालुकुरो Bariyaar, Bherejhaar, Dalle Kuro, Katahare Kuro, Naalukuro
Nyishi: Borival, Sito Yorik, Tagam Bayom
Odia: Bilakapasia, Jatajatia
Oria: Chikimiammanji, Rakta pheni, Bilokapasira
Pahari: Badi-Dredae
Portuguese: Guaxima
Rabha: Agraguti
Rajasthani: Bachita
Russian: Урена лопастная
Sanskrit: Atibala, Bala, Nagabala
Santali: Mota Bhidi Janatet, Bhidi Janatet
Slovak: Urena laločnatá
Spanish: Cadillo de perro
Sumatera: Pulut
Sunda: Pungpulutan
Tagin: Tagam Bayom
Taiwan: 地桃花 - 肖梵天花 - 野棉花
Tamil: ஒட்டு-டி-டுத்தி - ஒட்டட்டி - உத்துட்டுடி Ottu-T-Tutti, Ottatti, Uttuttuti
Tangkhul: Phanang, Phanamthei
Telugu: Nela benda, Piliya mankena, Pedda benda, Padanikaada, పిల్లిమంకెన Piliyamankena, Vana Benda
Thai: ขี้ครอก
Tulu: Boldu Urki

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