Sida rhombifolia L.

 
  • Family : MALVACEAE
    (Mallow Or Hibiscus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GURHAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Diadesma rhombifolia (L.) Raf.; Malva rhombifolia (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Napaea rhombifolia (L.) Moench
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sida rhombifolia L.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Boriala (Assamese)
  • Habit : UnderShrub
  • Habitat : Roadsides near water source
  • Key identification features : UnderShrub up to 1 m high with large tap roots; Leaves ovate to oblong or thomboid; stipules nearly equal in each pair; Flowers in axillary clusters or solitary, yellow; Mericarps 6-12, each with 2 awns, dehiscent.
  • Flower, Fruit : July- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : West Kameng district, East Kameng district, Siang district, Subansiri district
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Island, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Island, Liberia, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 246
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sida rhombifolia. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

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