Sahadeva / Rhombic-Leaf Sida
Sida rhombifolia subsp. rhombifolia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Nagaland
- Flowering
- July-February
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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