Dear friends
Perhaps this is one complex group which needs to be critically examined to
place our photographs. Any how specimens often referred to S. rhombifolia or
rhomboidea may be placed under at least three species.
Flowers in clusters on short axillary
shoots.....................................................S. yunnanensis
(Sida obovata Wall.
*Sida* *rhombifolia* var. *
obovata* Wall. ex Mast according
to eFlora of Pakistan)
Flowers Solitary axillary or subterminal,
Calyx stellate pubescent, staminal tube glabrous, mericarps
7-9...............S. rhombifolia (Sida rhoimboidea Roxb.)
Calyx stellate tomentose; staminal tube pubescent, mericarps
6-8.............S. alnifolia
Leaf blade 2-5 cm; mericarps
vetutinous........................................S. alnifolia var.
alnifolia (S. retusa L.)
Leaf blade less than 2 cm; mericarps villous at apex;
.....................S. alnifolia var. obovata (S. rhombifolia var. obovata
according to eFlora of China;
eFlora of Palkistan
considers S. alnifolia var obovata
to be this as S.
alba)
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
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On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Many thanks Neil ji for showing Sida rhombifolia ... am aware that there at
> least couple of varieties of this species, making it much more complex for
> me understand / know them.
> Will look out for others' posts of this species.
>
> Regards.
> Dinesh
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hi Dinesh,
>> Sending a recent photograph of the flower of Sida rhombifolia for
>> comparison. It was taken at my farm in September last year.
>> Regards,
>> Neil.
>>
>> --- On *Wed, 9/7/11, Neil Soares <[email protected]>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Neil Soares <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:80169] Malvaceae week :: Sida rhombifolia
>> To: "H S" <[email protected]>, "Dinesh Valke" <[email protected]>
>>
>> Cc: "Balkar Arya" <[email protected]>, "efloraofindia" <
>> [email protected]>
>> Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 1:15 PM
>>
>>
>> Hi Dinesh,
>> Agree with H.S.This is Sida retusa. Please check this link for my
>> comparison of the two :
>>
>>
>> https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/207b97497bf99fa/e3e6bac84bbb7341?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Sida+rhombifolia+Neil+Soares#e3e6bac84bbb7341
>>
>> Please also check the archives of this group for our previous discussion
>> on this.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Neil.
>>
>> --- On *Wed, 9/7/11, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:80147] Malvaceae week :: Sida rhombifolia
>> To: "H S" <[email protected]>
>> Cc: "Balkar Arya" <[email protected]>, "efloraofindia" <
>> [email protected]>
>> Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 12:36 PM
>>
>> ... ok HS ... will try to photo an entire plant (may go wrong, not as much
>> confident to maintain the stress).
>> It will be good to know what would the plant in the top photo be ... *Sida
>> acuta* amidst colony of *Sida rhombifolia* ?
>>
>> Regards.
>> Dinesh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:22 PM, H S
>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> its different
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Dinesh Valke
>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> ... the leaves near apex look different from those at bottom ... the basal
>> leaves are as seen in Sep 21, 2008 at Vaghbil, Thane.
>> Regards.
>> Dinesh
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:04 PM, H S
>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> i think you have mixed two plant photo here...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 6:05 AM, Balkar Arya
>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> So cuuuuuute flower!!!
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Dinesh Valke
>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> *Sida rhombifolia *L.
>>
>> - *SEE-duh* -- in Greek, a type of water lily; although now a name for
>> a type of mallow
>> *rom-bif-OH-lee-uh* -- leaves in a diamond shape
>>
>>
>> [image: Sida
>> rhombifolia]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1367418936%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfRzwY0WdkESpDiWphJkLSuJrwawQ>
>> Sep 12, 2007 at Vaghbil, Thane
>>
>>
>> *commonly known as*: arrow-leaf sida, broom jute sida, country mallow,
>> Cuban jute, paddy's lucerne, Queensland hemp, teaweed • *Assamese*:
>> boriala • *Bengali*: svetbarela • *Gujarati*: baladana • *Hindi*: बरयारा
>> baryara, kharenti, सहदेव sahadeva, swet-barela • *Kannada*: bolamgadale,
>> kallangadale • *Malayalam*: vankuruntotti, valankuruntotti, velluram • *
>> Manipuri*: uhan • *Marathi*: baler, sadeda, सहदेवी sahadevi • *Oriya*:
>> bajromuli • *Sanskrit*: अतिबला atibala, बला bala, महाबल mahabala • *Tamil
>> *: வேளைப்பாசை velaippacai • *Telugu*: గూబతడ guba tada, మహాబల mahabala • *
>> Urdu*: بلا bala, بريارا baryara
>>
>> *Native to*: India, Sri Lanka
>>
>>
>>
>> - [image: Velaippacai (Tamil:
>> வேளைப்பாசை)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2876173406%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzekN8d8ieMGEwYPbgXXSISuvFYTwg>...
>> Sep 21, 2008 at Vaghbil, Thane
>> - [image: Sahadevi (Marathi:
>> सहदेवी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3912236215%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd1VGcmKL2jzCl0yXA5QJjjoa701A>...
>> Sep 12, 2009 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
>> - ... more views:
>> http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Sidarhombifolia&m=tags
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards.
>> Dinesh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>>
>> Dr Balkar Singh
>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
>> Arya P G College, Panipat
>> Haryana-132103
>> 09416262964
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> - H.S.
>>
>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of
>> stone
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> - H.S.
>>
>> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of
>> stone
>>
>>
>>
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