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Scientific Name:Sida ovata Vernacular Name:Icyuyuyu, Icyuyuyu Family name :Umucundura, umushyigura. Geographic Distribution:Fallow, thicket, forest edges, 1400-2500 m.
Sida ovate is a Suberect suffrutex up to 60 cm tall, densely grey or grey green
densely grey, or grey green tomentose, branches sometimes decumbent, stems terete or somewhat angular when young, wiry, at lengh glabrescent and somewhat woody. Leaf-lamina 10 -35 x 6-25 mm, elliptic, ovate, oblong or somewhat obvate to suborbicular, apex obtuse to rounded, margin rather coarsely serrated-crenulate. Flower yellow, axillary solitary or occasionally 2 -3-fasciculate, subsessile or pedicellate
The bark of Sida ovate is used as a remedy for wounds. The pounded or the powered bark is applied directly to the affected wound.