Maisoor Bala / Sticky Fanpetals
Sida glutinosa
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Maisoor Bala
Identify Maisoor Bala by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Maisoor Bala.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sida glutinosa
- Genus
- Sida
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Hills and way sides, on the slopes
- Distribution
- Tropical America introduced to the Old world
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Malvaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- আঁঠালো জুঙ্কা Aanthaalo Junka
- Gujarati
- મૈસૂર બલ Maisoor Bala
- Hindi
- मैसूर बला Maisoor Bala
- Kannada
- ಅಂಟುತುತ್ತಿ Antuthutti
- Konkani
- धाकटी तुपकटी Dhakti Tupkati
- Malayalam
- മൈസൂരു കുറുന്തോട്ടി Mysooru Kurunthotti
- Marathi
- म्हैसूर बला Mhaisoor Bala
- Odia
- ମହୀଶୂର ବଳା Mahisura Bala
- Rajasthani
- मैसूर बला Maisoor Bala
- Tamil
- புளவத்துரட்டி Pulavathuratti; வட்டக் குருத்தாங்கண்ணி Vata Guruthankanni
- Telugu
- కుండి వెలగ Kundi Velaga
- Tulu
- ಅಂಟುಕಡೀರ್ Antukadeer
About Maisoor Bala
Sticky Fanpetals (Sida glutinosa) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in hills and way sides, on the slopes. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Maisoor Bala belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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