Back سيدا كورديفوليا ARZ Sida cordifolia AST বেড়েলা Bengali/Bangla Sida cordifolia CEB Sandmalve German Sida cordifolia Spanish Bariara HIF ಹೆತ್ತುತ್ತಿ Kannada വെള്ളൂരം Malayalam चिकणा Marathi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Sida |
| Species: | S. cordifolia
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| Binomial name | |
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Sida cordifolia ('ilima,[1] flannel weed,[2] bala, country mallow or heart-leaf sida) is a perennial subshrub of the mallow family Malvaceae native to India. It has naturalized throughout the world, and is considered an invasive weed in Africa, Australia, the southern United States, Hawaiian Islands, New Guinea, and French Polynesia.[3][4][5] The specific name, cordifolia, refers to the heart-shaped leaf.[4][6]
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- ^ "Sida cordifolia". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER). 2006-10-25. Retrieved 18 July 2010.