Sida cordifolia
| Sida cordifolia | |
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| Photo by Patricia Howell, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Sida |
| Species: | S. cordifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Sida cordifolia L. | |
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| Natural range of Sida cordifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: ‘Ilima, Great-leaved sida
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
S. cordifolia is a shrub that grows up to 1.5 meters tall. Leaves are heart shaped, serrate and truncate. Flowers are small, yellow or white, solitary and axillaries. Seeds are grayish black and smooth.[1]
Distribution
It is a Native of India, however, it is also found in Florida, Alabama, and Texas.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
Grows in damp climates and in waste areas.[1]
Phenology
Flowers from August to December, fruits October to January.[1]
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Sida cordifolia at Archbold Biological Station:[2]
Apidae: Apis mellifera
Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochloropsis metallica, Lasioglossum pectoralis, L. placidensis, L. tamiamensis
Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, Anthidium maculifrons, Coelioxys mexicana, Megachile albitarsis, M. texana
Pompilidae: Ageniella faceta ventralis
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
S. cordifolia is highly recognized for its medicinal properties: it contains ephedrine, vasicinol, vasicinone, and N-methyl tryptophan. Traditional medicine has used it to treat chronic dysentery, and asthma.[3]
Photo Gallery
Flowers of Sida cordifolia Photo by Bob Upcavage, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 [[1]]Accessed: March 15, 2016
- ↑ Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
- ↑ Sivanesan, I. and B. R. Jeong (2007). "Direct Shoot Regeneration from Nodal Explants of Sida Cordifolia Linn." In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology. Plant 43(5): 436-441.
