Maisoor Bala / Mysore Fanpetals
Sida mysorensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- October-March
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 herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Solitary.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Maisoor Bala.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Leaves are ovate (egg-shaped) to cordate (heart-shaped), up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Maisoor Bala itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“Flowers are yellow, solitary in or at the tips of branches.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- SolitaryrecordedA single flower borne alone, not in a cluster.“Flowers are yellow, solitary in or at the tips of branches.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Maisoor Bala itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only.
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
About Maisoor Bala
Mysore Fanpetals (Sida mysorensis) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan and Maharashtra. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forest, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Maisoor Bala belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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