About Mysore Fanpetals
Sida mysorensis, common name in India Mysore fanpetals, is a plant species native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been reported from the wild in Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Pakistan and southern China, and is cultivated elsewhere. It grows in grassy slopes, on roadsides, and in forest boundaries. Sida mysorensis is an erect herb up to 1 m (40 inches) tall. The stem and leaves are covered with stellate and glandular hairs. Leaves are ovate (egg-shaped) to cordate (heart-shaped), up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) long. Flowers are yellow, solitary in leaf axils or at the tips of branches. Sida mysorensis is similar to S. javensis and S. cordata but distinguished by its erect habit and hairy shoots.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sida mysorensis
- Genus
- Sida
- Family
- MALVACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forest, also in the plains
- Distribution
- South and Southeast Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- मैसूर बला Maisoor Bala
- Bengali
- আঁঠালো জুঙ্কা Aanthaalo Junka
- Telugu
- కుండి వెలగ Kundi Velaga
- Kannada
- ಅಂಟುತುತ್ತಿ Antuthutti
- Malayalam
- മൈസൂരു കുറുന്തോട്ടി Mysooru Kurunthotti
- Marathi
- म्हैसूर बला Mhaisoor Bala
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Mysore Fanpetals belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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