Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sida schimperiana
- Genus
- Sida
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles, plains towards the coast
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Abyssinia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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.
About Sida schimperiana
Sida schimperiana belongs to the Malvaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. It grows in scrub jungles, plains towards the coast. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Sida schimperiana belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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