توضیحات
Abroma augustum, sometimes written Abroma augusta, Devil’s cotton, is a species of Abroma (Sterculiaceae, or Malvaceae in some classifications). It has dark red flowers with an characteristic and unusual appearance. It is widely distributed in Asia. It was previously thought to grow in north Queensland but the most recent survey did not find it. The leaves and stems are covered with soft bristly hairs that are very irritating to the touch. The bark yields a jute-like fiber
Devil’s Cotton is a large spreading shrub, or a small tree, with fibrous bark and irritant hairs. It grows up to 2.5 m tall with hairy branches. Leaves are ovate-oblong long-pointed, with a heart-shaped base, 10-21 cm long, 5.5-13 cm wide. Leaf blade is 3-7 nerved, with margins unevenly toothed. Flowers are maroon, up to 5 cm across, looking down, in few-flowered clusters in leaf axils. Sepals are lance- shaped, fused at base. Petals are 5, which soon fall off, concave below, prolonged above into a spoon-shaped blade. Capsule is papery, 5-winged, cut-off at the tip. The fibre from the bark makes a pliable and attractive rope which is used in fishing nets. Devil’s Cotton is found in the Himalayas and NE India. Flowering: June-September
Medicinal uses: The fresh viscid sap of the root bark is considered to be a valuable emmenagogue and uterine tonic. The root has also been applied to treat itch
ختمی مارون گونه ای ختمی درختچه ای با گلهای به رنگ مارون (سرخ قهوه ای) است
این درختچه تا ارتفاع 2 متر رشد میکند و گلهای بسیار زیبایی دارد که واژگون رو به پایین رشد میکنند
ختمی مارون کرک هایی روی شاخه ها دارد که باعث میشود کسی به آنها دست نزند
عصاره ریشه این گیاه برای درمان خارش مفید است. همچنین در درمان بیماری های زنان کاربرد دارد
