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Helicteres brevispira A.St.-Hil.MALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Serra do Cip, Minas Gerais, Brasil.Ref.: Cruz, F.R. & Esteves, G.L. Helicteres L. Sterculiaceae. In. Wanderley, M.G.L. et. al. Flora Fanerogmica do Estado de So Paulo.Vol. 6, 2009.
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Family: SterculiaceaeDistribution: Common in scrub jungles and valleys. Found in India, Malayasia and Australia.Photographed at Velugonda hills of Eastren ghats-India..Local name: (Telugu) GoobathadaPubescent shrubs or small trees, 2-3mts tall; Leaves obovate, obliquely cordate, serrate, scabrous above pubescent beneath; Flowers red, axillary solitary or fascicled, calyx tubular with 5 unequal teeth, petals 5 unequal, staminal column adnate to the gynophore, anthers 5, ovary 5 lobed 5 celled, at the top of the column, ovules many in each cell; follicles straight, spirally twisted pubescent .Strong and coarse fiber is extracted from the bark which has low commercial value; root bark used as medicine for digestive disorders. Dried fruits are used as a medicine for stomach ache and vomiting. Bark is also used as medicine for diabetes. Bark of root and stem exhibit anti microbial activity.Ref: Flora of Nellore district, ENVIS
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Los Santos, Panama
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Helicteres andersonii CristbalMALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil.Ref.: Rede speciesLink (
www.splink.org.br)
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Helicteres brevispira A.St.-Hil.MALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Serra do Cip, Minas Gerais, Brasil.Ref.: Cruz, F.R. & Esteves, G.L. Helicteres L. Sterculiaceae. In. Wanderley, M.G.L. et. al. Flora Fanerogmica do Estado de So Paulo.Vol. 6, 2009.
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Helicteres andersonii CristbalMALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil.Ref.: Rede speciesLink (
www.splink.org.br)
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Helicteres brevispira A.St.-Hil.MALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Serra do Cip, Minas Gerais, Brasil.Ref.: Cruz, F.R. & Esteves, G.L. Helicteres L. Sterculiaceae. In. Wanderley, M.G.L. et. al. Flora Fanerogmica do Estado de So Paulo.Vol. 6, 2009.
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Kudayathoor, Kerala, India
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Helicteres andersonii CristbalMALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil.Ref.: Rede speciesLink (
www.splink.org.br)
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Helicteres andersonii CristbalMALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil.Ref.: Rede speciesLink (
www.splink.org.br)
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Helicteres andersonii CristbalMALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil.Ref.: Rede speciesLink (
www.splink.org.br)
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Helicteres andersonii CristbalMALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil.Ref.: Rede speciesLink (
www.splink.org.br)
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Helicteres andersonii CristbalMALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil.Ref.: Rede speciesLink (
www.splink.org.br)
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Helicteres andersonii CristbalMALVACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil.Ref.: Rede speciesLink (
www.splink.org.br)
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