Sida acuta
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| Internal ID | UUID6440041f3f16a504440750 |
| Scientific name | Sida acuta |
| Authority | Burm.f. |
| First published in | Flora Indica 1768 |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Important notice
- Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
- Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
- Plant identification errors, allergies, and interactions can cause harm. Consult qualified professionals for health questions.
- Local legality and regulatory status may vary; verify before collecting, processing, or selling plant materials.
Among the Garifuna and Creole peoples of the Guianas, a mild leaf infusion is taken to calm diarrhea and vomiting, while a leaf-and-stem compress is used externally to “cool” fevers (Scholz and Van Andel, 1993). Across West Africa, a root decoction is prepared for general pains, rheumatism, and febrile conditions, while a leaf-and-stem infusion is taken to treat fevers (Neuwinger, 1994). In the Philippines, people commonly use a hot leaf infusion for fever and headache and apply a fresh crushed-leaf poultice to sores and wounds (Kang and Conran, 2018). A practical way to prepare a mild tea is to pour 250 mL of just-boiled water over 5–8 g of air-dried leaves, cover, and steep 10–15 minutes; cool to drinking temperature and sip 1–2 cups daily. For topical use, bruise 10–15 g of fresh leaves, spread on sterile gauze, and lay against the skin for 20–30 minutes. Safety: this plant contains alkaloids with sympathomimetic activity and ephedrine-type constituents; avoid if you have hypertension, heart disease, thyroid disease, or are pregnant or nursing, and do not exceed traditional amounts. The leaf decoction is prepared by simmering 1–2 g of dried leaves in 250 mL water for 10–15 minutes, straining, and drinking up to twice daily; caution applies as above.
Key constituents are well documented for this species and plausibly underpin traditional effects. Leaves contain ecdysteroids (e.g., polypodines B and 6-deoxypolypodines B), flavonoids such as quercetin, kaempferol, and isorhamnetin, and antimicrobial alkaloids; roots yield vasicine and ephedrine-type alkaloids that support antispasmodic and bronchoactive activities (Neuwinger, 1994; Basu and Ghosal, 1975; Ghosal et al., 1971). These compounds have been shown experimentally to have antispasmodic, bronchodilatory, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial actions that match traditional antidiarrheal, febrifuge, and wound-care applications (Kang and Conran, 2018).
Modern relevance remains active: Sida acuta continues to be collected locally in West Africa and the Guianas, and it is under renewed pharmacological and phytochemical study, especially for ecdysteroid and alkaloid profiles and antimicrobial testing (Scholz and Van Andel, 1993; Kang and Conran, 2018).
General Uses Top
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Fiber cordage from the stem bast; small-scale pulp for handmade paper.
Industrial and craft applications:
Stem fibers can be mechanically separated and twisted into twine or rope for general purpose cordage. The plant is processed for short-fiber pulp in small-scale or experimental papermaking and pulping trials; typical short-fiber properties (relatively high lignin, moderate cellulose content) make it suitable for low-strength grades.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Occasional use as fodder for ruminants (livestock/pasture) as fresh forage or hay.
Colorants and tanning:
No specific, verifiable colorants or tanning uses reported in reliable references.
Wood and fiber:
Not a timber species; stems provide bast fiber used for cordage.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented fragrance or cosmetic uses in established sources.
Properties relevant to use:
Cordage suitability is supported by bast fiber strength and flexibility typical of short, herbaceous bast fibers. Pulping studies note relatively high lignin content and short fiber length, which are consistent with pulp suited for low-grade paper and fiberboard rather than high-strength tissues.
Standards and regulation:
No specific industry standards or regulatory frameworks identified for this species in the listed use classes.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Widely naturalized and often considered a weed; rapid regrowth and drought tolerance make it potentially renewable and locally harvestable. Minor risk of spread via seed; localized cultivation may be preferable for sustained, low-impact supply.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Sida arrudiana | Monteiro | Monogr. Malvac. Bras. 1: 36 (1936) |
| Sida berlandieri | Turcz. | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 197 (1858) |
| Sida disticha | Sessé & Moc. | Fl. Mexic., ed. 2 155. 1894 |
| Sida foliosa | Splitg. ex de Vriese | Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 1: 340 (1848) |
| Sida garckeana | Pol. | Linnaea 40: 551 (1877) |
| Sida frutescens | Cav. | Diss. 1: 12 (1785) |
| Sida capensis | Cav. | Diss. 1: t. 12, f. 3 (1785) |
| Sida carpinifolia | L.f. | Suppl. Pl. 307. 1782 [1781 publ. Apr 1782] |
| Sida bradei | Ulbr. | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 42 (1924) |
| Sida brasila | Schrank ex Link | Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 203 (1822) |
| Sida spireifolia | Willd. | Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. , Suppl.: 49 (1814) |
| Sida rugosa | Thonn. | Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 304 (1827) |
| Sida schrankii | DC. | Prodr. 1: 472 (1824) |
| Sida repanda | Roth | Nov. Pl. Sp. : 328 (1821) |
| Sida lancea | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 630 (1924) |
| Sida acuta var. carpinifolia | K.Schum. | Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(3): 326. 1891 [15 Jul 1891] |
| Sida carpinifolia f. acuta | (Burm.f.) Millsp. | Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 71 1900 |
| Sida carpinifolia var. acuta | (Burm.f.) Kurz | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 45: 119 (1876) |
| Sida commixta | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 629 (1924) |
| Sida crassa | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 628 (1924) |
| Sida grandior | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 628 (1924) |
| Sida malifolia | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 629 (1924) |
| Sida martinicensis | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 629 (1924) |
| Sida parens | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 629 (1924) |
| Sida versatilis | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 628 (1924) |
| Sida zelotes | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 629 (1924) |
| Sida acuta subsp. carpinifolia | (L.f.) Borss.Waalk. | Blume 14: 188 1966 |
| Sida acuta var. acuta | Burm.f. | Fl. Ind. 147. 1768. |
| Sida acuta var. madagascariensis | Hochr. | Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 20: 73 1916 |
| Malvastrum carpinifolium | A.Gray | Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts ser. 2, 4(1): 22. 1849 [10 Feb 1849] ; Pl. Fendler. |
| Sida scoparia | Lour. | Fl. Cochinch. : 414 (1790) |
| Sida stauntoniana | DC. | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 460. 1824 [mid Jan 1824] |
| Sida acuta var. intermedia | S.Y.Hu | Fl. China Family 153: 19 1955 |
| Sida lanceolata | Retz. | Observ. Bot. 4: 38 (1786) |
| Sida vogelii | Hook. | Niger Fl. : 231 (1849) |
| Malvinda carpinifolia | (L.f.) Moench | Methodus 619 1794 |
| Sida spiraeifolia | Link | Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 203. 1822 [Jan-Jun 1822] |
| Sida carpinifolia f. spiraeifolia | (Link) Millsp. | Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2(1): 72 1900 |
| Sida bodinieri | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 632 (1924) |
| Sida chanetii | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 627 (1924) |
| Sida betulina | Lag. ex Spreng. | Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 111. 1826 [Jan-Mar 1826] |
| Sida martiusiana | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71(5-6): 632. 1924 [18 Sep 1924] |
| Sida carpinifolia var. antillana | Millsp. | Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 71. 1900 |
| Sida carpinifolia var. spiraeifolia | Millsp. | Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 72. 1900 |
| Sida stauntaniana | DC. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | common wireweed |
| English | broom weed |
| English | common wire weed |
| English | morning mallow |
| Bambara | cɛganafuralan |
| Bengali | বেড়েলা |
| dag | sambani kaanigu |
| dag | bulasani |
| Ewe | tchakatchaka |
| French | herbe dure |
| Malayalam | മലങ്കുറുന്തോട്ടി |
| Tamil | காயப்பூண்டு |
| Tamil | அரிவாள் மூக்குப் பச்சிலை |
| Tamil | அரிவாள் மணைப்பூண்டு |
| Tamil | அரிவாள்மனை பூண்டு |
| Thai | หญ้าขัดใบยาว |
| Chinese | 细叶金午时花 |
| Chinese | 扫把麻 |
| Chinese | 亚罕闷 |
| Chinese | 黄花棯 |
| Chinese | 黄花捻 |
| Chinese | 細葉金午時花 |
| Chinese | 黄花稔 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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East Tropical Africa
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- Somalia
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Northern Africa
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South Tropical Africa
- Malawi
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Southern Africa
- Kwazulu-Natal
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Burkina
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- Liberia
- Mali
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
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- Gabon
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
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Western Indian Ocean
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Indo-China
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Australia
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Mexico
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- Haiti
- Jamaica
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Central America
- Belize
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Northern South America
- French Guiana
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Western South America
- Galápagos
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000496936 |
| USDA Plants | SIAC3 |
| Tropicos | 19601067 |
| INPN | 445766 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235518-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2588280 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 515749 |
| Observations.org | 198866 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 108357 |
| Nature Serve | 2.133569 |
| IPNI | 235518-2 |
| iNaturalist | 168922 |
| GBIF | 3933670 |
| Freebase | /m/05q6mvs |
| EPPO | SIDAC |
| Elurikkus | 442469 |
| USDA GRIN | 33885 |
| Wikipedia | Sida_acuta |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives | |||||
| Syringic Acid | 10742 | Click to see | 198.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives | |||||
| Vanillic Acid | 8468 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O | 168.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols | |||||
| Feruloyltyramine | 5280537 | Click to see | 313.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan lactones | |||||
| 4-Ketopinoresinol | 44578390 | Click to see | 372.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Eicosanoids / Prostaglandins and related compounds | |||||
| methyl 2-[(1R,2R,3R,4R,5S,6E,9R,10R,12R,14R,15S,16S,17R,18S,19S)-2,3,16-triacetyloxy-4-[(S)-acetyloxy(furan-3-yl)methyl]-19-(acetyloxymethyl)-15-hydroxy-6-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropylidene)-4,12,17-trimethyl-7-oxo-8,11,13,20-tetraoxaheptacyclo[10.7.1.114,17.01,10.05,10.09,15.014,19]henicosan-18-yl]acetate | 163188028 | Click to see CC(C)C(=C1C2C(C(C(C34C25C(C6(C(C7(CC6(C3(C7CC(=O)OC)COC(=O)C)OC(O4)(O5)C)C)OC(=O)C)O)OC1=O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)(C)C(C8=COC=C8)OC(=O)C)O | 888.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| Corchoionol C | 137705650 | Click to see CC1=CC(=O)CC(C1(C=CC(C)O)O)(C)C | 224.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| Vomifoliol, (+)- | 5280462 | Click to see | 224.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans | |||||
| Loliolide | 100332 | Click to see CC1(CC(CC2(C1=CC(=O)O2)C)O)C | 196.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives | |||||
| Quindolinone | 129686415 | Click to see | 232.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Indoloquinolines | |||||
| 11-Methoxyquindoline | 10538510 | Click to see COC1=C2C(=NC3=CC=CC=C31)C4=CC=CC=C4N2 | 248.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| Cryptolepine | 82143 | Click to see | 232.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1078/0944711041495245 |
| Cryptolepinone | 178034 | Click to see | 248.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids | |||||
| Ferulic Acid | 445858 | Click to see | 194.18 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| Sinapinic acid | 637775 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=CC(=O)O | 224.21 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Scopoletin | 5280460 | Click to see | 192.17 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.20396/CONEX.V7I3.8637771 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Stilbenes | |||||
| Evofolin B | 5317306 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(CO)C(=O)C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)O | 318.32 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976704 |
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| In public collections | 0 |