Trees & Plants

Broomjute sida

Maa dhiggaa

Sida rhombifolia L.

Occasional in open areas The stem composed of high quality fibre is used as cordage and for making brooms. The root is used to treat rheumatism, the leaves to relieve swelling and the fruit is a remedy for headache. The roots are also used as a remedy for diarrhea, tuberculosis,

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uses: The stem composed of high quality fibre is used as cordage and for making brooms. The root is used to treat rheumatism, the leaves to relieve swelling and the fruit is a remedy for headache. The roots are also used as a remedy for diarrhea, tuberculosis, leucorrhea, strangury, burning sensation and dipsia. ×
family: Malvaceae
synonym: Sida insularis Hatus., Sida rhomboidea Roxb. ex Fleming
description: Woody subshrubs; branchlets × brown, stellate pubescent. Leaves 2-5 1.5-3.5 cm, rhomboid, apex acute, base obtuse or cuneate, margins serrate above the upper half, lower side tomentose; petiole 0.5 to 1 cm, stipule to 1 cm, linear. Flowers axillary, solitary or in clusters, yellow; pedicels to 6 mm, tomentose. Calyx broadly campanulate, lobes triangular, to 3 × mm, tomentose outside. Petals 9 5 mm, obovate. Schizocarp enclosed in calyx, semiorbicular, 3 mm long; mericarps 8-10, awned at apex, to 1 mm.
native range: New World tropics and subtropics
distribution: Pantropical
english names: Broomjute sida · Arrowleaf sida
flowering fruiting: September- December
occurrence maldives: Occasional in open areas