Wonderful Sida species. Never imagined Sida to be so beautiful until I saw this picture of yours.
On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear friends ... this plant had earlier got mixed up with *Sida cordata*at > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/xUcJzKelIZE/discussion. > Many thanks to Vijayasankar ji for having pointed it out. > > At eflora of China, a small note on the page of *Sida mysorensis* [ > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200013762 ] : > > *Sida mysorensis* is often confused with the closely related species *S. > javensis* Cavanilles and *S. cordata* (N. L. Burman) Borssum Waalkes but > can usually be distinguished by the presence of glandular hairs and the > erect habit. > > This notable "erect habit" of *S. mysorensis *made me go look up for the > habit of S. cordata which turns out to be procumbent (or rarely ascending up > to 1 m) > > This difference is quite worthy other than clear key clarified by > Vijayasankar ji ... of branched inflorescence for *S. mysorensis*, > whereas, flowers in *S. cordata* are solitary. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> *Sida mysorensis * Wight & Arn. >> >> - *SEE-duh* -- in Greek, a type of water lily; although now a name for >> a type of mallow >> *my-sor-EN-sis* -- of or from Mysore, India >> >> >> [image: Sida mysorensis Wight & >> Arn.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3056475486%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeSIkxMRu2FotJqVvEE4BM4ur9Rhw> >> Nov 23, 2008 at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) >> >> >> *commonly known as*: Mysore fanpetals, Mysore sida >> >> *Native of*: India >> >> >> >> - [image: Mysore >> fanpetals]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3055628451%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeqFz92Gpyc0dt_RhObZGc1JtnYCA>... >> Nov 23, 2008 at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) >> - [image: Mysore >> sida]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3051728863%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdSrPl1gkdsuLIn-9ObrU6MYHywwA>... >> Nov 23, 2008 at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) >> - ... more views: >> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sidamysorensis&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags >> >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh > > >
