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- ↑ Sida Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- ↑ Sida FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium.
- ↑ Shaheen, N., et al. (2009). Foliar epidermal anatomy and its systematic implication within the genus Sida L. (Malvaceae) African Journal of Biotechnology 8(20), 5328-36.
- ↑ Sida The Jepson eFlora 2013.