- Family : MALVACEAE
(Mallow Or Hibiscus Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : GURHAL FAMILY (गुड़हल फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
- Basionym : Melochia cordata Burm.f.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sida cordata (Burm.f.) Borss.Waalk.
- Common name : Heart-leaved Sida
- Vernacular name :
- Bananiyar, Bhiundi, Bonaniyar (Hindi)
- Bekkinatale gida (Kannada)
- Gayaputaku (Telugu)
- Palampasi (Tamil)
- Bajramuli, Veshkapri, Kapri, Bisiripi (Oria)
- Nagabala, Bhoomibala (Sanskrit)
- Palkurunthotti, Valli kuruntotti (Malayalam)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests, Scrub, also in wasteland
- Comments / notes : Common in disturbed forests, along wayside and in forest clearings. Plains, from the coast to 900m. Flowers open by 9 am.
- Key identification features : Branches usually prostrate or trailing; Leaves cordate, broadly ovate, acute or acuminate; Flowers pale yellow.
- Flower, Fruit : September-May
- Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
- Collection Date : 02-01-2016, 13-12-2014
- Collection Nos : HJCB-E-304; HJCB-E-215
- Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Nigidi forest, Anantapur district (AP)
- Distribution :
- Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Udupi district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola district, Nagpur district, Yavatmal district
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Chattisgarh : Bilaspur
- Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kangra district, Kullu district, Mandi district; Sirmaur district
- Meghalaya : Nagaland
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Delhi : Delhi
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep
- Native : Bangladesh, China, Hainan, India, Lakshadweep Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Hainan, India, Lakshadweep Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 117
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sida cordata. Downloaded on 17 February 2025.
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