efloraofindia:''For Id 26092011MR6’’ ?Sida Cordifolia Pune

[Madhuri Raut]

  Request for identification ? Sida Cordifolia

Date/Time-Sep 2011

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Erect herb

Height/Length- about 1 ft

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green

Inflorescence Type/ Size- yellow I have waited the whole day for the buds to bloom but they half opened only

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-  yellow buds

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-green and then brown

Regards

Bhagyashri

[Tanay Bose]

Yes  Sida cordifolia

Tanay

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[Dinesh Valke]

... would it be rather Malvastrum coromandelianum ?
Regards.
Dinesh

[Nayan Singh]

yes it is Malvastrum coromandelianum

 

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Chief Conservator of Forests

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Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:83717] efloraofindia:''For Id 26092011MR6’’ ?Sida Cordifolia Pune

[Satish Phadke]

I will also go with
Malvastrum coromandelianum
You can compare the pictures posted recently by many during the Malvaceae week

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[Balkar Arya]

Yes Malvastrum coromandelianum

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[Giby Kuriakose]

I too agree that this is  Malvastrum coromandelianum. In Sida cordifolia the leaves are cordate at the base hence the name cordifolia. 

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Giby

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[Madhuri Raut]

Thank you all for Id

@ Gibyji I was thinking about the same and so the query.

Regards

Bhagyashri

[hari lal]

 

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Family: Malvaceae

Pop. Name: -

Nativity: Trop. America (introduced in India

during 19

th century)

Distribution in India: Throughout

Propagation: Seeds

Fl & Fr:

August – January

Description: Woody herb to 30 cm tall. Leaves entire, ovate-lanceolate or deltoid, 2-5 x 1.5-3 cm, chartaceous,

5-nerved at base, truncate-obtuse, crenate-serrate, acute. Epicalyx segments 3, shorter than calyx. Petals pale

yellow. Schizocarp 3 x 6 mm, not exceeding calyx. Seed 1 per mericarp, reniform, compressed.

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[Pinki]

Malvastrum coromandelianum for me too

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[Madhuri Raut]

Thank you all for Id

To my surprise today I found that 1 branch of this plant had different leaves and the other like the one I have posted .There was another plant next to it with all variegated leaves. Can someone explain this
Regards

Bhagyashri