Sahadeva / Rhombic-Leaf Sida
Sida rhombifolia subsp. rhombifolia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Nagaland
- Flowering
- July-February
How to identify Sahadeva
Identify Sahadeva 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.
- Confirm leaf shape: Narrow rhombic-elliptic.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Nagaland.
- Confirm it sits within the Malvaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sahadeva.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sida rhombifolia subsp. rhombifolia
- Genus
- Sida
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Waste places, also in degraded forest areas
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-Tropical regions of the Old and New World
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Nagaland
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Narrow rhombic-ellipticrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sahadeva itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sahadeva itself; the rest are typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Sahadeva सहदेव
- Bengali
- Svetbarela
- Tamil
- Kurundotti
- Kannada
- ಕಳ್ಳಂಗಡಲೆ Kallangadale, ಬೋಳಂಗಡಲೆ Bolangadale, ಅತಿಬಲಾ Atibalaa
- Malayalam
- Vankuruntotti
- Marathi
- Sadeda
About Sahadeva
Rhombic-Leaf Sida (Sida rhombifolia subsp. rhombifolia) belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya and Nagaland. It grows in waste places, also in degraded forest areas. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Sahadeva belongs to the Malvaceae family.
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