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Bajramuli

Local Name	:	Bajramuli
Botanical Name	:	Sida acuta Burm.f.
Common Name	:	Wireweed
Family	:	Malvaceae
Distribution	:	Found widely in India including Odisha. Native to Central America, is widely naturalized in the tropics and subtropics of Asia, Africa, and the Pacific
Habit	:	Shrub
Short Description	:	It is a perennial shrub with small yellow flowers and lance-shaped leaves.

Descriptions

It is a small, erect annual herb with a woody root. The stem, petioles, and pedicels are covered with tiny stellate hairs. The leaves are simple and alternate, acute at the apex toothed margin. It produces light yellow flowers

Flowering & Fruiting Period

August - October

Use(s)

Whole plant powder is used to make massage oil.