Evergreen shrub or small tree stem , woody , solid , aerial , branched , cylindrical , glabrous . Leaves ramal , cauline , stipulate , petiolate , simple , alternate , ovate , acute. Flowers large , solitary , axillary , conspicuous , trampet shaped hypogynous, sepals 5 , petals 5 . Fruit 5 valved loculicidal capsules . Seeds small endeospermic .

English - Shoe flower

Hindi - Gurhal

Malayalam - chembarathi

Tamil - Sembaruthi

Kannada - Dasavala

* Widely used in the treatment of diabetes .

* Helps to keep liver healthy.

* Regular eating of flower buds regulates menstrual cycle and avoids menstrual cramps.

* Great remedy for hair growth.

* To treat high blood pressure.