XXV, MATA'ACK K. 9^ 



4. Sida grewioides, GuUl., Pen-, et A. liich. FI. Seneyamh. v. 1 

 (1830) p. 71. A branched undershrub, grey-tomentose with stellate 

 hairs. Leaves 1-1^ in. long, elliptic-oblong, sometimes obovate, obtuse, 

 crenate, downy on both sides ; petioles ^-i in. long. Pedicels 1-2 

 together, 0-i in. long, jointed close under the calyx. Calyx (in flower) 

 much as in S. sjnnosa, in fruit somewhat enlarged, sometimes exceeding 

 Jr in. in diam., the lobes becoming very broad. Corolla a little longer 

 than the calyx, white. Carpels 7-8, nearly glabrous, hoary, strongly 

 reticulated; awns 2, linear, small, hardly ^ the length of the carpel. 

 Seeds black, smooth, sometimes with stellate hairs near the hilum. 

 El. B. I. V. 1, p. 323 ; E. Bak. in Journ. Bot. v. .30 (Lond. 1892) p. 238 : 

 Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 120. — Elowers : jSTov.- 

 Dec. 



SiND : common, Dahcll, l!; Karacbi, Stocks, 565.', CooJcel, JFoorfrow.^DiSTRiB. 

 Tropical Africa. 



5. Sida acuta, Bwm. FT. Ind. (1768) p. 147. Shrubby, much- 

 branched ; branches slender, terete, minutely stellately hairy. Leaves 

 1-2^ in. long, lanceolate, with rounded base, sharply serrate, glabrous 

 on both sides ; petioles 0-i in. long, shorter than the stipules. Pedicels 

 1-2 in each axil, shorter or longer than the petiole, jointed about the 

 middle. Calyx |-^ in. long ; lobes triangular, acute. Corolla nearly 

 twice as loug as the calyx, yellow. Eruit -t-i in. in diam. ; carpels 

 5-9, puberulous, not pubescent, strongly reticulated, toothed on the 

 dorsal margins ; awns 2, nearly linear, about \ the length of the carpel. 

 Seeds smooth, black. Grab. Cat. p. 16 ; Wight, Ic. t. 95; Dalz. & 

 Gibs. p. 17 ; K. Sebum, in Mart. Bras. v. 12, part 3, p. 325 ; E. Bak, 

 in Journ. Bot, v. 30 (Lond, 1892) p, 238. S. carpinifoUa, Linn, f., Suppl, 

 (1781) p, 307; El. B. I. v. 1, p, 323; Woodr, in Journ. Bomb. Kit. 

 v. 11 (1897) p. 126 ; Watt, Diet, Econ, Prod, v, 6, part 2, p, 679.— 

 Elowers : Nov.-Dec, Vern. Bala ; Jangali-metTii ; LaJidn-Mkna. 



KoNKAN : common, Lcnv ! ; Bombay, Capf. Gehurne !, Dnlzell Sf Gibson, Graham ; 

 Marmagao, Wuodrow. Deccan : Poona, Cooke \, llooclrow ! ; Kirkee, Woodrow ! 

 S. M. Country: Belgaum, Fifchie, 1627 !— Distbib. In tropical and subtropical 

 regions of both hemispheres. 



6. Sida rhombifolia, var. retusa, Masters, in Fl. B. I. v, 1 (1874) 

 p. 324, — Shrubby, erect ; branches minutely stellately hairy. Leaves 

 on the middle of the stem obovate or truncate, sometimes retuse, 

 cuneate at base, often coarsely toothed at top, f-lij in, long, dark green 

 and glabrous above, more or less tomentose beneath; petioles very short, 

 g in, or less. Pedicels axillary and crowded towai'ds the ends' of the 

 branches, jointed above the middle, longer or shorter than the petiole. 

 Calyx angular ; lobes triangular, acute. Corolla yellow, more than twice 

 as long as the calyx. Carpels 9-10, reticulated, with 2 short awns. 

 Seeds smooth, black, K, Sebum, in Mart, El, Bras, v. 12, part 3, 

 p. 339; E. Bak. in Journ. Bot. v, 30 (Lond. 1892) p. 239 ; A¥att, 

 Diet. Econ. Prod, v, 6, part 2, p, 682, S. retusa, Linn. Sp, PI, ed, 2, 

 p, 961 ; Grab, Cat, p, 16 ; Dalz. & Gibs, p, 17.— Elowers : Oct,-Dec, 

 Vebis'. Bala ; Jangali-metTii ; Ati-hdla. 



A common weed. Konkan : "very common," Bahell\, Stocks], Lmc]; Collem 

 (Portuguese territory), Cooke I Deccan: Poona, Woodrow \ Gujarat: Petlad, 

 Woodrow ! S. M. Country : Belgaum, Ritchie, 62 ! ; Dharwar, Cooke ! 



