A Synopsis of the genus Sida L. (Malvaceae) from Maharashtra, India

The present paper reports occurrence of 11 species and a variety of the genus Sida L. in the Maharashtra state. An artificial key, brief description, flowering and fruiting, phenology, distribution, present status with its taxonomical and ecological notes have been provided in the paper for each species

Scleria neesii Kunth var. gadchiroliensis (Cyperaceae), a New Variety from Central India

A new variety of Scleria P. J. Bergius (Cyperaceae) S. neesii Kunth var. gadchiroliensis from Central India is described here with description, line-drawing, photographic illustration and notes. It resembles with S. neesii Kunth var. neesii in overall morphology but differs in having milky white nuts covered with ribbon like hairs on distinct stalk

Data from: Sida pradeepiana sp. nov. (Malvaceae) from India

The new species Sida pradeepiana is described from the Idukki district of Kerala state, India. It resembles S. alnifolia and S. rhomboidea, but differs by its concolorous-rhomboid leaves, unarticulated pedicels, mericarp apex beaked with a single muticous process and stellate pubescent mericarps and hilum of the seeds

Comparative study

Comparative stud