Malvaceae FAMILY

Sida acuta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Broom weed is a much-branched, perennial plant producing somewhat woody stems 1 - 2 metres tall from a woody rootstock[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 459 Title The Useful Plants of the Island of Guam Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 9 Author Safford W.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1905 ISBN Description A very comprehensive, if rather dated, guide to the plants of Guam. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of medicines and fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Japan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatScrub, roadsides and wastelands in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].