Urena lobata

Botanical Description

Bur mallow is a fast-growing, spreading, branched shrub that can reach a height of 4 - 5 metres. It is often treated as an annual, however, when it will reach a height of 0.5 - 2.5 metres and, if grown closely together, will not branch much[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is a popular herbal medicine in eastern Asia and also supplies food and a fibre with commercial possibilities. It is more commonly gathered from the wild, but is sometimes cultivated for its fibre and it is also sometimes sold in local markets as a medicinal plant[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].