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Sida acuta
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Sida acuta Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 147. 1768, ssp. acuta: Borss., Blumea 14:186.1966; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 90(64). 1915; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 45. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 89. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 76. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 28. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 63. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 76. 1989; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 238. 1996; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 66. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 82. 1990; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3:281.1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 81. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 33. 1995; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 238. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 61. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 88. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 38. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 32. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 37. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 29. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 99. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 86. 2005; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 387. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 126. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 153. 2009.
Sida lanceolata Retz., Obs. Bot. 4: 119. 1786.
Sida carpinifolia sensu Mast. in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 323. 1874 p.p. non L.f. 1781.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Anakurunthotti, Cheruparava, Kurunthotti, Malamkurunthotti, Shiruparuva
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Horn bean leaved sida
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Description:
Erect subshrubs to 70 cm tall; branches distichous. Leaves simple, alternate, 3-6 x 1-2 cm, lanceolate to ovate, , apex acute or acuminate, base truncate, margins serrate, entire towards base, sparsely hirsute to glabrate on both surfaces; 3-nerved at base; petiole to 4 mm long; stipules 5-8 x 1-1.5 mm, unequal, one lanceolate, the other linear. Flowers solitary, axillary; pedicels to 5 mm long. Calyx 6-8 mm long, campanulate, ciliate on margins, divided to the middle. Petals creamy-yellow, 6-8 mm long, obliquely obovate. Staminal column c. 2 mm long; filaments to 1.5 mm long; anthers pale yellow. Ovary c. 1.5 mm long, ovoid; styles 6-8; stigma globose, yellow. Schizocarp to 5 mm long; mericarps 6-8, c. 3 x 2 mm, trigonous, reticulate, apically 2-awned; seeds c. 2 mm long, trigonous.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-October
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
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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:
500-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Chinnar, Thekkady, Thunakkadavu, Aruvanpara, Kakki hills, Chandanathode, Tolpetty, Aralam, Kalliassey, Taliparamba, Olavakkot, Madheswar temple area, Chengalayi, Alleppey town, Pooyamkutty, Nedumkayam, Kanjirakadavu, Vazhikadavu, Va
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