Beetle is a good catch... What I would like to see is the flower "en face" and complete leaf,
And these shrub/herbs produce flowers and seedpods ad infinitum... so the beautiful very unique seed pod... once you see one, you'll never forget it... as SIDA... then one can further classify it using keys... that's what I think.... Usha di === On Jul 14, 11:01 pm, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I agree with Vijaysankar that this is most probably Sida > cordifolia. If a picture that shows a complete leaf it would be easy > to confirm. > > Regards > Giby > > On Jul 14, 9:33 pm, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The plant looks like *Sida cordifolia*. > > > Regards > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > University of Mississippi > > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:14 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *Yellow flowering herb & the Blister Beetle from Mukkali - 14Jul11AR01* > > > > * > > > Date/Time-08 Nov 2008 > > > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Mukkali, Silent Valley, Kerala > > > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, empty fields, Wild > > > P > > > lant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Herb > > > Height/Length-approx - 1 feet approx, > > > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Alternate, Toothed Margin, 3cms approx. > > > Inflorescence Type/ Size- > > > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-4cms approx, hairy bud and stem > > > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- > > > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > > > > * > > > *Regards* > > > * > > > * > > > *Raghu*
