Sida javensis Cav.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Sida

Characteristics

Herbs procumbent, 50-70 cm tall, rooting at nodes. Stems, petiole, and pedicels subglabrous or sparsely stellate strigose, sometimes sparsely pilose. Stipule subulate, ca. 2 mm; petiole 1-3 cm; leaf blade ovate or subcordate, sometimes obscurely 3-lobed, 1-3 × 1-2 cm, abaxially stellate strigose, adaxially sparsely strigose, base subcordate, margin dentate, apex obtuse. Flower solitary, axillary, mostly subterminal. Pedicel 2-2.5(-3.5) cm. Calyx 4-5 mm, sparsely pilose with long hairs. Corolla yellow; petals slightly longer than sepals. Filament tube glabrous. Schizocarp globose, ca. 3 mm in diam.; mericarps 5, segmentiform with sharp angles, ca. 2.5 mm, smooth, minutely hairy apically, with 2 tightly convergent awns to 1.5 mm, side walls thin, partly disintegrating.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Sida javensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Iceland, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Mozambique, Malawi, Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:563850-1
WFO ID wfo-0000501921
COL ID 4X83P
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Synonyms

Sida javensis Sida veronicifolia var. javensis