Sida spinosa L.

 
  • Family : MALVACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Sida spinosa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Sida spinosa L.
  • Common name : Prickly Sida
  • Vernacular name : Mahabala (San.); Bariyara, Gulkasari (Hin.); Kadumaenthya (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : R.R.Rao 218, KFP 10416
  • Key identification features : An erect woody much branched herb with simple, ovate-lanceolate alternate leaves having a pair of spines at their base. Flowers are solitary (2 cm across), yellow with red tinge, axillary, soiltary, 2-5 in clusters. Calyx campanulate, corolla yellow. Schizocarps enclosed within the calyx.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Belgaum, Chikamagalur, Dharwad, Hassan, Mysore, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Saldanha, 1984; Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District

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