| Urena lobata | |
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| flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Hibisceae |
| Genus: | Urena |
| Species: | U. lobata |
| Binomial name | |
| Urena lobata L. |
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Urena lobata is an annual, variable, erect, ascendant under shrub and measuring up to 0.5 to 2.5 m tall. The stems are covered with minute star-like hairs and often tinged purple. It is widely distributed as a weed in the tropics of both hemispheres including Southeast Asia.