Kharinta / Country Mallow
Sida cordifolia
Also known as Bala
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sida cordifolia
- Genus
- Sida
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Waste places, along roadsides and deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Malvaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kharinta, Barial, bala
- Bengali
- Berela, বেড়েলা
- Tamil
- சித்தாமுட்டி
- Kannada
- ಚಿತ್ತುಹರಳು Chittuharalu, ಬೆಣ್ಣೆಗರಗ Benne garaga ಹೆತ್ತುತ್ತಿ ಗಿಡ Hettuti-gida, ಹೆತ್ತುತ್ತಿ
- Malayalam
- Katturam, വെള്ളൂരം
- Marathi
- Bala, Chikana, Tupkaria
About Kharinta
Country Mallow (Sida cordifolia) is an undershrub belonging to the Malvaceae family (Mallow/Hibiscus family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, axillary/cymose flower clusters, capsule/schizocarp/berry fruit. It is typically found in waste places, along roadsides and deciduous forests. It occurs across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Kharinta belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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