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Helicteres isora L.
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub Habit: A large shrub, upto 3m Flower In axillary cymes; red, fading to lead colour. Flowering from September-December. Fruit A beaked, spirally twisted follicle, stellate tomentose; seeds numerous, wrinkled, truncate. Fruiting from December-March. Field tips Leaves obliquely cordate, 3-nerved from base. Leaf Arrangement Alternate -distichous Leaf Type Simple Leaf Shape Obovate or orbicular
The barks give a coarse fibre and wood used for fuel.
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