Sida (plant) Sida (plant) Sida is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. They are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, especially in the Americas. Plants of the genus may be known generally as fanpetals or sidas. These are annual or perennial herbs or shrubs growing up to 2m tall (6 feet). Most species have hairy herbage. The leaf blades are usually unlobed with serrated edges, but may be divided into lobes. They are borne on petioles and have stipules. Flowers are solitary or arranged in inflorescences of various forms. Each has five hairy sepals and five petals
Lophospermum scandens with age and developing a woody caudex – a swollen, bulb-like structure at the base of the stem. The leaf stalks (petioles) are long, occasionally twining to grasp supports, thus enabling the plant to climb. The leaves are narrowly heart-shaped, long by wide, with a pointed apex and toothed edges (dentate or crenate). The leaves and stems are sparsely covered with short hairs. "Lophospermum scandens" flowers and fruits from May to November in its native habitat. The flowers are borne singly on stems (peduncles) long. The calyx has sepals that are generally narrowly ovate, long and wide at the base,