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 and use by animals
Sida cordifolia has been observed at the Archbold Biological Station with bees such as Apis mellifera (family Apidae), sweat bees from the Halictidae family such as Agapostemon splendens, Augochloropsis metallica, Lasioglossum pectoralis, L. placidensis and L. tamiamensis, leafcutting bees from the Megachilidae family such as Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, Anthidium maculifrons, Coelioxys mexicana, Megachile albitarsis and M. texana, and spider wasps such as Ageniella faceta ventralis (family Pompilidae).[2]
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.
