Common Fanpetals (4938465436)

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Description: Malvaceae (mallow family) » Sida acuta SEE-duh -- in Greek, a type of water lily; although now a name for a type of mallow a-KEW-ta -- meaning, sharp angles; sharpened to a point commonly known as: common fanpetals, ironweed, southern sida, teaweed, wireweed • Hindi: महाबल mahabal • Kannada: ವಿಷಕಡ್ಡಿ vishakaddi • Malayalam: മഞ്ഞക്കുറുന്തൊട്ടി maannakkurgunthotti • Marathi: बल bala, चिकना chikna, जंगली मेथी jungali methi, पाटा pata • Sanskrit: बल bala, पट्ट patta • Tamil: பொன்முசுட்டை ponmucuttai, வட்டத்திருப்பி vattatirippi • Telugu: నేల బెండ nela benda, విషబొడ్డి visah-boddi Native to: pantropical ~ Central America References: Flowers of India • PIER species info • Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Date: 25 August 2010, 10:46. Source: Common Fanpetals. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.