Is this Sida acuta ?

Neha Singh

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Sep 3, 2011, 1:37:05 AM9/3/11

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Dear all , I think this is common wireweed. Plz correct me if I m wrong here.

Location- Karve road,Pune

Habitat-Wild

Habit - Shrub

Date- 21 st Aug 2011.

Best Regards
Neha Singh

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H S

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Sep 3, 2011, 1:40:57 AM9/3/11

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yes even i think its Sida acuta

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Sep 3, 2011, 2:07:25 AM9/3/11

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This may be Malvastrum

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Satheesh George

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Sep 3, 2011, 2:15:04 AM9/3/11

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I think the plant is

Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke, Bonplandia 5: 295. 1857; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 88(64). 1915; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 62. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 81. 1990; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 277. 1993; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 31. 1995; Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 219. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 31. 1998; Sunil, Fl. Pl. Alappuzha Dist. 100. 2000; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 85. 2005.

Malva coromandeliana L., Sp. Pl. 687. 1753.

Malva tricuspidata R.Br. ex Ait.f., Hort. Kew (ed. 2) 4: 210. 1812.

Malvastrum tricuspidatum (R.Br. ex Ait.f.) A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3: 16. 1852; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 321. 1874.

On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Neha Singh <neha.v...@gmail.com> wrote:

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raju das

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Sep 3, 2011, 2:52:44 AM9/3/11

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Dear Nehaji,

I dont think it is Sida acuta.

Raju

On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 12:19 PM, raju <dasr...@gmail.com> wrote:

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From: Satheesh George <george.sathe...@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 3, 11:15 am
Subject: Is this Sida acuta ?
To: efloraofindia

I think the plant is

*Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke*, Bonplandia 5: 295. 1857;

Gamble,
Fl. Pres. Madras 88(64). 1915; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore
Dist. 62.
1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 81. 1990; T.K. Paul in B.D. Sharma &
Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 277. 1993; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 31. 1995;
Sivar. & Pradeep, Malvac. Southern Peninsular India 219. 1996;
Sasidh., Fl.
Periyar Tiger Reserve 31. 1998; Sunil, Fl. Pl. Alappuzha Dist. 100.
2000;
Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 85. 2005.

Malva coromandeliana L., Sp. Pl. 687. 1753.

Malva tricuspidata R.Br. ex Ait.f., Hort. Kew (ed. 2) 4: 210. 1812.

Malvastrum tricuspidatum (R.Br. ex Ait.f.) A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr.
Knowl. 3: 16. 1852; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 321. 1874.

On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Neha Singh <neha.vind...@gmail.com>

wrote:
> Dear all , I think this is common wireweed. Plz correct me if I m wrong
> here.

> Location- Karve road,Pune

> Habitat-Wild

> Habit - Shrub

> Date- 21 st Aug 2011.

> Best Regards
> Neha Singh

> All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great n small
> All things wise n wonderful, the good God made them all

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Senior Scientist
Plant Systematics and Genetic Resources Division
& 'CMPR' Herbarium
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research
Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal-676 503
Malappuram Dist., KERALA, INDIA
Mob. No. +919846033013
+919497344185

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Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 3, 2011, 3:32:43 AM9/3/11

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Neha's plant is Malvastrum coromandelianum and not Sida acuta.

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Giby Kuriakose

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Sep 3, 2011, 9:51:08 AM9/3/11

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I agree that this is Malvastrum coromandelianum of Malvaceae family.

Regards,

Giby

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Neha Singh

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Sep 3, 2011, 10:35:48 AM9/3/11

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Thanks all experts.
I know now that this is Malvastrum coromandelianum / False mallow.

Best Regards
Neha Singh.

Satish Phadke

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Sep 4, 2011, 12:56:21 PM9/4/11

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Neha ji
could you please share me the location of this plant on Karve road? I would like to see it. I have seen Sida acuta/rhombifolia but not this one before though heard about it.
Dr Phadke

manudev madhavan

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Sep 5, 2011, 1:04:31 AM9/5/11

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Malvastrum coromandelianum

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