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Family: Malvaceae	Genus: Sida	Species: Sida cordifolia Linn ( खर्निता, बराइयल )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Malvinda cordifolia Medik., Sida rotundifolia Lam.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Balu, Barialas	Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	Heart-Leaf Sida	Flowering Period	Oct-Dec
Vernacular /Local Name	Kharinta, Barial	Fruiting Period	Oct-Dec
Altitude	Up to 1600 m	Fruit Type	Drupe
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Mericarps 8 – 10, 3 – gonous strongly reticulate, 2 – awned, much exserted from the calyx; seeds trigonous, hairy near hilum, dark – brown.
Habitat	Common in drier parts	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Africa, Arabia, India, Pakistan and Persia.	Bark Details	Smooth but pubescent
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Cordate
Description of Species	Perennial undershrubs, to 1.3 m high, pubescent with stellate and simple hairs. Leaves ovate to oblong or orbicular obtuse or subacute at apex, cordate at base, petioles 4 – 5 cm long; stipules filiform, pubescent. Flowers pedicel 2 – 10 cm long, jointed towards apex. Calyx campanulate, 5 – lobed, 10 – ribbed, stellate pubescent. Corolla yellow; petals ciliate, obovate. Staminal column jointed towards apex. Calyx campanulate, 5 – lobed, 10 – ribbed, stellate pubescent. Corolla yellow; petals ciliate, obovate. Staminal column 2 – 3 mm long, hairy towards base. Mericarps 8 – 10, 3 – gonous strongly reticulate, 2 – awned, much exserted from the calyx; seeds trigonous, hairy near hilum, dark – brown.	Leaf Details	Leaves ovate to oblong or orbicular obtuse or subacute at apex, cordate at base, petioles 4 – 5 cm long; stipules filiform, pubescent.

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