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Sida rhombifolia
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Sida rhombifolia L., Sp. Pl. 684. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 323. 1874, in part; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 90(65). 1915; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 90. 1984; T.K. Paul & M.P. Nayar, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 19: 214. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 28. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 78. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 84. 1990; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3:290.1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 82. 1994; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 93. 1997; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 33. 1995; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 245. 1996; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11,18,24. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 62. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 39. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 59. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 38. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 30. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 100. 2002; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 394. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 155. 2009.
Sida rhombifolia L. ssp. rhombifolia: Borss., Blumea 14: 193. 1966; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 44. 1982; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 72. 1990.
Sida rhombifolia L. ssp. rhombifolia var. rhombifolia: T.K. Paul & M.P. Nayar, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 19: 214. 1988
Sida alba Cav., Diss. I. 22. t. f. 3. 8. 1785, non L. 1763.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kurunthotti, Vankurunthotti
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Broomjute sida
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Description:
Subshrubs; branchlets brown, stellate pubescent. Leaves 2-5 x 1.5-3.5 cm, rhomboid, apex acute, base obtuse or cuneate, margins serrate above the upper half, lower side tomentose; petiole 0.5 to 1 cm, stipule to 1 cm, linear. Flowers axillary, solitary or in clusters, yellow; pedicels to 6 mm, tomentose; calyx broadly campanulate, lobes triangular, to 3 mm, tomentose outside; petals 9 x 5 mm, obovate. Schizocarp enclosed in calyx, semiorbicular, 3 mm long; mericarps 8-10, awned at apex, to 1 mm.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Wastelands, also in degraded forest areas
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Sholayar, Kattalappara, Chindaki forest, Thunakkadavu, Damsite, Silent Valley R. F., Ampumala, Vandalodu, Kulathupuzha, Bonaccord, Meenmutty, Athirumala, Pongalapara
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