Sida acuta - Horn Bean Leaved Sida

❏ Binomial Name : Sida acuta Burm.f.

❏ Synonym : Malvastrum carpinifolium, Malvinda carpinifolia, Sida scoparia

❏ Family : Malvaceae

❏ Common Name : Horn Bean Leaved Sida

❏ Tamil Name : Ariva-mooku keerai,Arivalmukkan, Vattatiruppi, Palambasi

❏ Hindi Name : Baraira

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Sida acuta Botanical Description

Herbs. Stipules linear-lanceolate, one of them .3- nerved, falcate; blade ovate or linear-lanceolate, serrate. Leaves 3-6 x 1-2 cm, lanceolate to ovate, base truncate, margins serrate, entire towards base, apex acute or acuminate, 3-nerved at base. Flowers solitary, axillary; pedicels to 5 mm long. Calyx 6-8 mm long, campanulate, ciliate on margins, divided to the middle. Petals creamy-yellow, 6-8 mm long, obliquely obovate. Staminal column 2 mm long; anthers pale yellow. Ovary 1.5 mm long, ovoid; styles 6-8; stigma globose, yellow. Schizocarp to 5 mm long; mericarps 6-8, 3 x 2 mm, trigonous, reticulate, apically 2-awned. Seeds 2 mm long, trigonous. Fl. & Fr.: August-October

Sida acuta Medicinal uses

❀ A decoction of the whole plant is used as a treatment for fevers

❀ A decoction of the leaves is used to bathe wounds

❀ The root is chewed to relieve a toothache

❀ The leaf contains mucilage and saponins

❀ The bark is a good source of fibre

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