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Sida linifolia
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Sida linifolia Cav., Diss. 1: 14, t.2. f.1. 1785; Pradeep et al., Rheedea 3: 24. 1993; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 282. 1996; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 392. 2005.
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Description:
Erect undershrubs, 1-1.5 m high; stems hirsute with simple and glandular hairs. Leaves alternate, linear or narrowly lanceolate, obtuse at base, entire at margin, acute at apex, 8-17 x 4-1.5 cm, sparsely hairy; petioles ca 1 cm long; stipules linear-lanceolate, ca 7 mm long, pubescent at margin. Flowers axillary, solitary or in racemes due to reduction of upper leaves; pedicels jointed above middle, ca 5 mm long, accrescent to 1 cm. Calyx campanulate, ca 1 cm across; lobes free to middle, 3-angled, acuminate, pubescent outside, glabrous inside. Corolla ca 2 cm across, creamy white with a dark red centre; petals obovate, obliquely cuneate at base, slightly emarginate or obtuse at apex, ca 1 x 0.5 cm, glabrous. Staminal column ca 2 mm long, hairy, antheriferous at apex. Ovary globose-depressed, glabrous; styles 8 or 9; stigmas globose, sparsely hairy, red. Schizocarps oblate, ca 5 mm across, glabrous; mericarps 8 or 9, ca 3 x 2 mm, glabrous, brownish black; seeds reniform, glabrous and dark brown.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-November
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Wastelands
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Yellow, Brown
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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