Sida garckeana

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  • Herbarium No: UPH NO. V--875.
  • Sida garckeana
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  • Botanical Name/Scientific Name: Sida garckeana
  • Genus: Sida
  • Synonym: Sida acuta Burm.f.
  • Common/Local Name(s): arrowleaf sida
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • Botanical Description: Sida garckeana is a small shrub or tree that can reach heights of up to 6 meters (about 20 feet). It has a bushy habit with many branches. The leaves are alternate, simple, and lanceolate to ovate in shape. They have serrated margins and are typically dark green. The flowers are small, yellow, and five-petaled, with a prominent central column of stamens. They are borne singly or in small clusters in the leaf axils. The fruit is a capsule containing numerous small seeds. When ripe, the capsule splits open to release the seeds
  • Flowering/Fruiting: Flowers throughout the year.
  • Plant Uses: Traditional Medicine & Food.
  • Origin: Introduced
  • Locality: Alakahia Rivers State.
  • Habit: Herb
  • Mode: Wild

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