Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Sida cordifolia Linn

Family: Malvaceae Genus: Sida Species: Sida cordifolia Linn
( खर्निता, बराइयल )

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Synonym Malvinda cordifolia Medik., Sida rotundifolia Lam.
Flower Color White
Common Name Balu, Barialas Flower Type Solitary
English / Trade Name Heart-Leaf Sida Flowering Period Oct-Dec
Vernacular /Local Name Kharinta, Barial Fruiting Period Oct-Dec
Altitude Up to 1600 m Fruit Type Drupe
Habit Shrub Fruit Details Mericarps 8 – 10, 3 – gonous strongly reticulate, 2 – awned, much exserted from the calyx; seeds trigonous, hairy near hilum, dark – brown.
Habitat Common in drier parts Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Africa, Arabia, India, Pakistan and Persia. Bark Details Smooth but pubescent
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
    Leaf Shape Cordate
Description of Species Perennial undershrubs, to 1.3 m high, pubescent with stellate and simple hairs. Leaves ovate to oblong or orbicular obtuse or subacute at apex, cordate at base, petioles 4 – 5 cm long; stipules filiform, pubescent. Flowers pedicel 2 – 10 cm long, jointed towards apex. Calyx campanulate, 5 – lobed, 10 – ribbed, stellate pubescent. Corolla yellow; petals ciliate, obovate. Staminal column jointed towards apex. Calyx campanulate, 5 – lobed, 10 – ribbed, stellate pubescent. Corolla yellow; petals ciliate, obovate. Staminal column 2 – 3 mm long, hairy towards base. Mericarps 8 – 10, 3 – gonous strongly reticulate, 2 – awned, much exserted from the calyx; seeds trigonous, hairy near hilum, dark – brown. Leaf Details Leaves ovate to oblong or orbicular obtuse or subacute at apex, cordate at base, petioles 4 – 5 cm long; stipules filiform, pubescent.
 

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