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| Botanical Name | Pavonia zeylanica Cav. |
|---|---|
| Tamil Name | Thengaipoondu |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Cotyledon | Dicot |
| Habit | Herb |
| Description | Leaves alternate, inflorescence axillary solitary, flowers white, fruits indehiscent |
| Medicinal uses | • Anti-inflammatory |
| • antimicrobial | |
| • antioxidant | |
| • antifungal and | |
| • antidiabetic | |
| Places / Locations | * Pillur valley, Coimbatore District |
| * Thoothukudi District | |
| * Burgur Reserve Forest, Erode District | |
| * Arunachalapuram Village, Virudhunagar District | |
| * Tiruchengode, Namakkal District | |