Sida cordata (Burm.f.) Borssum

 
  • 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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