| Family: Malvaceae | Genus: Sida | Species: Sida cordata (Burm.f.) Borss.Waalk. ( भूमिबला ) |
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| Synonym | Melochia cordata Burm.f., Sida veronicifolia Lam. |
Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Bhumi – bala | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Long-stalk Sida, Heart-Leaf Sida, Country-mallow | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bhumi – bala, Nag – bala | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1000m. | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Mericarps globose, enclosed in persistent calyx, 2 – awned, hairy at top; seeds brownish – black, glaucous. |
| Habitat | Common; along road sides, forest edges, waste places | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout warmer parts of India; pantropical. | Bark Details | Almost woody, with a tough stringy bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Cordate | ||
| Description of Species | Prostrate or ascending small undershrub, up to 1 m tall, often woody at base. Leaves ovate – cordate, acuminate, serrate with alternate short teeth, sparsely pubescent on both surfaces; petioles long, swollen at base as well as apex; stipules linear, filiform, hairy. Flowers pedicel jointed above the middle. Calyx campanulate, 5 – fib; lobes connate to the middle, triangular, acuminate, ciliate. Corolla yellow; petals obovate, almost equal or larger to sepals. Staminal column to 3 mm long, sparsely pubescent. Mericarps globose, enclosed in persistent calyx, 2 – awned, hairy at top; seeds brownish – black, glaucous. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate – cordate, acuminate, serrate with alternate short teeth, sparsely pubescent on both surfaces; petioles long, swollen at base as well as apex; stipules linear, filiform, hairy. |
