Sida cordifolia L.
subsp. maculata (Cav.) Marais

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Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata

Picture: Bart Wursten
Top of dam wall, Cleveland Dam, Harare

Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata

Picture: Bart Wursten
By road to Hwange NP, Main Camp.

Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata

Picture: Bart Wursten
Chesa Forest Land,Umguza District.

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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.
Type location:
India
Notes: It is uncertain whether it is of natural or introduced origin in Zambia.
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
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): B,N,W,C,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species: Gomalia elma elma (Larval foodplant)
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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. maculata
Flora of Caprivi: Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata
Flora of Malawi: Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata
Flora of Mozambique: Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata
Flora of Zimbabwe: Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sida cordifolia
African Plant Database: Sida cordifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sida cordifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sida cordifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sida cordifolia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
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


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Sida cordifolia subsp. maculata.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=139070, retrieved 19 March 2024

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