Ulotkombol or Cotton Abroma, Abroma augustum
Ulotkombol or Cotton Abroma ( Abroma augustum (family: Sterculiaceae) is a shrub that can reach a height up to 5 m. Entire plant is hairy. It is very remarkable about this plant that its flowers are basipetal bur fruits are positioned upward! The beautiful plant is evergreen. It can be easily kept as an ornamental shrub in tropical gardens. In Bangladesh it is found in fallow land. The plant is one of the most favourite medicinal plants in Indian subcontinent. Common names: Ulot-kombol, Cotton Abroma. Flowers are deep megenta. Petals 5. Flowers bloom in July-September. Leaves are simple, long petioled, about 20 cm long; cordate or broad...