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Sida cordifolia
maculata
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Along road no11 near Hippo House, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no11 near Hippo House, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no11 near Hippo House, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Just outside ISPN campus near Chimoio
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Just outside ISPN campus near Chimoio
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along footpath from Zomba to Magorogodo
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Introduced or native |
| Description: |
Annual or short-lived perennial herb or soft shrub up to 1 m. Leaves ovate with a cordate base, 3-7 cm long, green to grey-green, velvety with roughly toothed margins; petiole 1-3 cm long. Flowers in clusters, (sub)terminal at the stems and branches, bright yellow. Mericarps 8-12 but usually 10, c.7 mm long, birostrate at the apex with awns 3-4 mm long. |
| Notes: | It is uncertain whether it is of natural or introduced origin in Mozambique. |
| Derivation of specific name: | cordifolia: with cordate (heart-shaped) leaves |
| Habitat: | It is commonly found as a weed of cultivated and disturbed soils. It is most common in warmer and drier areas. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Throughout the year |
| Worldwide distribution: | Pantropical |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Gomalia elma elma (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 21 March 2014 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. As Sida cordifolia Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 483. As Sida cordifolia Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 294. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 208. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 61. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 82. as Sida cordifolia (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 85. as Sida cordifolia Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 27. As Abrus precatorius Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 218. as Sida cordifolia Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 44. as Sida cordifolia (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata:
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Flora of Botswana: Sida cordifolia subsp. maculataFlora of Caprivi: Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata
Flora of Malawi: Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata
Flora of Zambia: Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata
Flora of Zimbabwe: Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sida cordifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Sida cordifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sida cordifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sida cordifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sida cordifolia
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iNaturalist: Sida cordifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sida cordifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Sida cordifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sida cordifolia
Plants of the World Online: Sida cordifolia
Tropicos: Sida cordifolia
Wikipedia: Sida cordifolia
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