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Sida scabrida
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Family:
MALVACEAE
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Citation: Sida scabrida Wight & Arn., Prodr. 57. 1834; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 250. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 33. 1998; M. Mohanan & A.V.N. Rao in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 395. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 156. 2009.
Sida rhombifolia L. var. scabrida (Wight & Arn.) Mast. in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 324. 1874; T.K. Paul & M.P. Nayar, Fasc. Fl. Ind. 19: 216. 1988; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3:290.1993; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 90. 2005.
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Description:
Subshrubs; stem purplish, stellate hairy. Leaves 6-8 x 4 cm, rhomboid, acuminate at apex, rounded at base, coarsely serrate on upper half; petiole 8 mm long,; stipule 8 mm long, filiform. Flowers axillary; pedicels 8 mm long, slender; calyx 7 mm across, lobes triangular, acute; corolla 15 mm across. Mericarps 3 x 3 mm, awns 2, sharp, acuminate, divergent.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-January
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Palakkad, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
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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:
Thekkady, Kakki hills
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