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Thespesia lampas

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Wikipedia Abstract

Thespesia lampas is a herb growing 2–3 meters. Its roots and fruits are traditionally used to treat gonorrhea and syphilis. The paste made from its roots is used by the Korku tribe of Maharashtra and Nepal to cure jaundice.
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Infraspecies

Thespesia lampas var. lampas
Thespesia lampas var. longisepala

Predators

Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug)[1]

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♦ 1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0