An annual or perennial shrub, that grows to about 1 metre high by a similar width. Leaves are up to 70 mm long by 20-50 mm wide and may be oval shaped or lobed with toothed margins. Flowers are white or pale pink with a central maroon blotch; they are about 60 mm in diameter of typical hibiscus shape. Capsule 5-valved, longitudinally dehiscing, 1.4cm long, brownish-black, ciliate. Seeds dark brown, sparsely tuberculate, 2-2.5mm long, reniform.

Diuretic (flowers); stomachic (dried leaves)

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Used in the treatment of itch and painful skin diseases (flowers).