1. Habit : An ornamental perennial shrub. 2. Root : Branched tap root system. 3. Stem : Aerial, cylindrical, branched, woody stem. 4. Leaf : Simple, alternate, stipulate, petiolate, glabrous, apex acuminate with multiple reticulate venation. 5. Inflorescence : Auxillary solitary cyme. 6. Flower : Jointed pedicellate, bracteate, bracteolate, bisexual, pentamerous, actinomorphic, dichlamydeous, complete and hypogynous. Mucilage is present. 7. Epicalyx : Five to many, green, free, whorl of bracteolates outer to the calyx is called as epiclayx. 8. Calyx : Five sepals, gamosepalous, tubular, valvate aestivation and odd sepal is posterior. 9. Corolla : Five petals, polypetalous, united at the base with staminal tube, twisted aestivation. 10. Androecium : Numerous stamens, monadelphous. Anthers are reniform, monothecous, extrose, dorsifixed and dehisce transversely. 11. Gynoecium : Pentacarpellary, syncarpous, pentalocular, superior ovary with many ovules on axile placentation. Style simple, slender, long and passes through the staminal tube. The style ends in five capitate stigma. 12. Fruit : Abortive.
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