Sida rhombifolia |
Sida urens |
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arrowleaf sida, axocatzín, Cuba jute, Cuban jute, escobilla, huinar, rhombus-leaf sida, sida |
bristly sida, tropical fanpetals |
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Habit | Subshrubs, 1 m. Stems erect, stellate-puberulent, hairs to 0.1 mm. | Herbs or subshrubs, perennial, often scandent, 0.5–1.5 m. Stems erect or reclining, with simple 1.5–3 mm hairs mixed with shorter stellate hairs, rarely only stellate-hairy. |
Leaves | stipules free from petiole, 1-veined, subulate, 5–6 mm, subequal to petiole; petiole 5–7 mm, 1/10–1/4 length of blade, stellate-puberulent; blade ± rhombic, 2.5–9 cm, smaller distally, 2–3(–4) times longer than wide, base usually cuneate, sometimes somewhat truncate to subcordate, margins serrate distally, entire basally, apex acute to subobtuse, surfaces stellate-puberulent or glabrescent adaxially. |
stipules free from petiole, 1-veined, subulate, 2–5 mm; petiole 10–30 mm, 1/4–1/2 (to nearly equaling) blade length, pubescence like stem; blade ovate to triangular, 4–9 cm, 1.5–2 times longer than wide, base cordate, margins crenate-serrate or coarsely serrate to base, apex acuminate or attenuate, surfaces sparsely pubescent, abaxial surface stellate-pubescent, adaxial surface stellate-pubescent or with simple, often antrorsely-oriented hairs. |
Inflorescences | axillary solitary flowers. |
axillary, dense, subsessile, 3–8- glabrous or nearly so; mericarps 5, 3 × 1.5 mm, laterally faintly striate to smooth, apex muticous. |
Pedicels | slender, (1–)3–4 cm, 4–6 times length of calyx, much shorter than to ± equaling subtending leaf, at least distalmost. |
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Flowers | calyx ribbed, 5–6 mm, puberulent, lobes ovate; petals yellow, 7–9 mm; staminal column hairy; style 10–14-branched. |
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Schizocarps | subconic, 4–5 mm diam., glabrous; mericarps 10–14, 3–4 mm, laterally reticulate, apex muticous to spined, sometimes 1-spined through failure of dehiscence, glabrous. |
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2n | = 14, 28. |
= 32. |
Sida rhombifolia |
Sida urens |
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Phenology | Flowering year-round in warmer localities. | Flowering year-round. |
Habitat | Disturbed sites, roadsides, pastures, urban areas | Disturbed sites |
Elevation | 0–1500 m (0–4900 ft) | 0–10 m (0–0 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; FL; GA; KS; LA; MS; NC; OK; SC; TX; VA; s Asia (China) [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, tropical Africa, Pacific Islands (Philippines, Polynesia), Australia]
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FL; Mexico; Central America; South America; West Indies [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Africa, Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar), Pacific Islands (Hawaii)] |
Discussion | Sida rhombifolia is found occasionally on ballast in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It is a common weed in warm-temperate, subtropical, and tropical areas; its genetic diversity seems to indicate that it was introduced from the Old World. The species has been cultivated for medicinal and cordage use. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Sida urens was found only recently (2008) in Broward County. The species is easily distinguished by its long-acuminate beaked flower buds, setose calyx, cordate-acuminate leaves, and tendency to have long, reclining stems. It is rather common in tropical regions. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 317. | FNA vol. 6, p. 319. |
Parent taxa | Malvaceae > subfam. Malvoideae > Sida | Malvaceae > subfam. Malvoideae > Sida |
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Synonyms | S. hondensis, S. rhomboidea | S. verticillata |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 684. (1753) | Linnaeus: Syst. Nat. ed. 10: 1145. (1759) |
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