Assignment/exercise
USC Plant Profile - Malvaceae, Sida rhombifolia
University of the Sunshine Coast
2022
Appears in UniSC Plant Profiles
Abstract
With a wide banded global distribution, this cosmopolitan species stretches from Norway to New Zealand. Whilst preferring warmer climates, this naturalised weed is often found throughout semi-arid environments, woodlands and disturbed regions including roadsides and farmlands (Environmental Weeds of Australia, 2016). With a strong and stringy stem, it can independently stand to a height of 2 metres, providing the ability to dominate over low-lying weeds and shrubs. Through dissection, researchers found that the stem contains over 75% cellulose, thus being considered as a natural fibre for various future industry applications. It holds an environmental advantage over other competitors including jute and hemp due to its low resource consumption, availability, and easy degradability (Gopinath et al., 2016). Regarding medicinal use, in Bangladesh, the weed is grown and harvested for its assumed antibacterial effects. However, research has discovered that the cytotoxicity of the roots and leaves are much higher than the antibacterial properties (Ekramul Islam, Ekramul Haque and Mosaddik, 2003).
Details
- Title
- USC Plant Profile - Malvaceae, Sida rhombifolia
- Authors
- Gemma Webster (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Location
- Latitude: -27.270 Longitude: 152.983; USC Moreton Bay Campus Temporary Carpark
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date collected
- 05-Apr-2022
- Date published
- 2022
- Copyright note
- © The Author. Reproduced with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99708797902621
- Output Type
- Assignment/exercise; Plant Profile Sheet
- Teaching and Learning
- ENS221; Plant Diversity and Ecology
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