Urena lobata subsp. sinuata ("Bontenka")

Japanese name: ボンテンカ （梵天花）
Scientific name: Urena lobata subsp. sinuata

[Overview]
A perennial or subshrub about 2 m tall.
It branches freely.
The leaves are alternate, about 5 cm long, deeply divided into 3–5 lobes, and the lobes are narrow.
The leaf surface has dark green markings.
The undersides of the leaves and the petioles are densely hairy.
The flowers are borne in the leaf axils; they are pale pink, about 2 cm across, with 5 petals.
The stamens form a tube.
The epicalyx segments are slightly shorter than the sepals.
The fruit is a schizocarp.

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