Corchorus species are used as medicinal plants (C. olitorius , C. capsularis and C. aestuans are used as general healers and a remedy for heart disease, enemas, (1991). Species Corchorus orinocensis Kunth accepted as Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus Species Corchorus scandens Thunb. (2014). (2001). Global description: Prostrate to ascending herb of about 25 cm long but can grow up to 1 m tall. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500. Trinidad-Tobago, Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. NatureServe is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Colombia, The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the University of South Florida and other herbaria. Dept. Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman) Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91. 5–3 mm. accepted as Kerria japonica (L.) DC. Yellow flowers 1-3 in clusters, very shortly stalked, very small, leaf-opposed. Value Class Food Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/ Description: Branched annual herb, up to 50 cm tall, erect when young, older branches becoming prostrate. It is a natural fibre with golden and silky shine and hence called the Golden Fibre. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory . (eds.) & Montiel, O.M. Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. Corchorus aestuans from a village near Samalkha Panipat Wild, about 1.5 feet high with ribbed fruits about 2 cm long. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the University of South Florida and other herbaria. A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Dicotyledóneas (Sabiaceae-Zygophyllaceae) Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 131: 1-657. & Dilwakar, P.G. The genus Corchorus belongs to the family Malvaceae (formerly Tiliaceae) and is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. French Guiana, Bai po, the blanched leaves of Corchorus olitorius. … 1963, Andaman Is., (Includes a picture). 79.4/12 (1995). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619. (2016). (eds) (2004). Fl. Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Corchorus is a genus of about 40-100 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37. (1995 publ. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. (1995). (2008). Description: Branched annual herb, up to 50 cm tall, erect when young, older branches becoming prostrate. Branched annual herb, up to 50 cm tall, erect when young, older branches becoming prostrate. (1995). Sarmah, K.K. Lachenaud, O. Netherlands Antilles, (eds.) The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps. A preliminary floristic checklist of Thal desert Punjab, Pakistan Pakistn Journal of Botany 46: 13-18. Chenopodium album 11. Florida. Ed.10,1079 (1759) Conservation Code: Not threatened Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia Name Status: Current Brief Description Amanda Spooner, Wednesday 22 September 1999. Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. Smithsonian Institution. Abstract. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Corchorus aestuans 15. (2015). Annual, much branched, spreading herbs; stems pilose, often reddish. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. University of Guyana, Georgetown. Guatemala, Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. Nelson Sutherland, C.H. 2/f, map 7 (1990). Fl. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Description: Corchorus aestuans a common annual in waste lands from sea level to 2000 m in plains and hills throughout India. Central African Repu, (2006). Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Diniz, M.A. A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. Turner, I.M. The plants are tall, usually annual herbs, reaching a height of 2–4 m, unbranched or with only a few side branches. Description. Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. Flora Zambesiaca 2:1. Opuntia Dillenii 3. Bot. 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Angol. 240000000491 Corchorus aestuans Species 0.000 description 1 240000004792 Corchorus capsularis Species 0.000 description 1 238000005773 Enders reactions Methods 0.000 description 1 Corchorus aestuans. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort. Corchorus aestuans Linnaeus also is used and cultivated for fiber production, although the fibers are weaker than those of the others. Stipules lateral, usually setaceous or subacute. ascertain the nutritional composition of six Corchorus spp. Crude protein separation was carried out for Corchorus incisifolious, Corchorus aestuans, Corchorus tridens and Corchorus olitorious using Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). (2001). Mexico Southwest, ADVERTISEMENTS: Here is a list of thirty important herbs: 1. Reference page. Queensland, (1963). Naturhistorisches Museums Wien. Nepal, long; horns entire or sometimes bifid; valves only shallowly hollowed out to contain the seeds on the inner surface. Fruit a 3-5-angled capsule, usually straight, up to 4 cm long, narrowly winged at the angles angles with 3-5 spreading horns at the apex, hairless. Tanzania, (2006). (2010). National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. Viola tricolor 13. Backhuys Publishers. Paul E. Alele. Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Chad, Memon, R.A. & al. Florida, are found in North Bengal. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Illustrated weed flora of Cotton crop of Khairpur district, Sindh, Pakistan Pakistn Journal of Botany 46: 5-12. CORCHORUS L. . The results can also be downloaded as a CSV file (Unicode UTF-8 encoding).. See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions. Flora Iranica 148: 1-15. (2012). A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Corchorus (Grewioideae, Malvaceae s.l.) Mapaura, A. 2, 1: 1-828. Triumfetta pentandra 16. (eds.). Leaves : Ovate, acute, serrate, the lower serratures on each side usually produced into filiform appendages, glabrous, base rounded, petioles slender, hairy, stipules lanceolate, acicular. Mexico Northwest, Flora exotica of Jammu and Kashmir (List- I) Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 36: 33-45. Costa Rica, & Datt, B. & Timberlake, J. Malawi, It is a small herb with erect, sparingly branched stems. Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. 2: 1-351. Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0, Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible Economic Aspects of the Tiliaceae: Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Corchorus thumbnails at the Plants Gallery Jose Hernandez. Flora of Tropical East Africa Corchorus Sp. 235000011777 Corchorus aestuans Nutrition 0.000 description 1 235000010862 Corchorus capsularis Nutrition 0.000 description 1 229920000742 Cotton Polymers 0.000 description 1 Corchorus trilocularis is an annual plant growing 10 - 150cm tall. (2012). (ed.) The base number of chromosomes in almost all the species of Corchorus is 7 (2n = 2x = 14).). Whitehouse, C., Cheek, M., Andrews, S. & Verdcourt, B. GBIF (2008-continuously updated). Jute is extracted from the bark of the white jute plant (Corchorus capsularis) and to a lesser extent from tossa jute (C. olitorius). Central American Pac, Laos, Beta vulgaris 12. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Brazil Northeast, Corchorus aestuans : Source: Malvales of North America Update, database (version 2011) Acquired: 2011 : Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010) Reference for: Corchorus aestuans : Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0) Acquired: 1996 : Notes: The plants are tall, usually annual herbs, reaching a height of 2–4 m, unbranched or with only a few side branches.The leaves are alternate, simple, lanceolate, 5–15 cm long, with an acuminate tip and a finely serrated or lobed margin.The flowers are small (2–3 cm diameter) and yellow, with five petals; the fruit is a many-seeded capsule. Lê, T.C. This species is accepted, and its native range is Tropics & Subtropics. Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Guinea-Bissau, in Fl. Onana, J.M. Sheppard, C.R.C. Moçamb. Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. β … Maldives, Mozambique, [1]Different common names are used in different contexts, with jute applying to the fiber produced from the plant, and mallow-leaves for the leaves used as a … Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Corchorus aestuans L. non Forsk. Yellow flowers 1-3 in clusters, very shortly stalked, very small, leaf-opposed. Villaseñor, J.L. Corchorus. Ovate, acute, green leaves have serrated margins. Niger, (2012). Flora of Somalia Checklist of the vascular plants of Annobón (Equatorial Guinea) Phytotaxa 171: 1-78. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone Corchorus, genus of some 40–100 species of flowering plants of the hibiscus, or mallow, family (Malvaceae). Vietnam, From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. ), it is also found common in Maharashtra State and it is one of the species of My Ph.d. Topic. Brazil North, T.V. Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). Leaf blade ovate, sometimes narrowly so, rounded at the base, acute at the apex, serrate along the margins, the two lowermost serrations prolonged or not into caudae to 3 mm long. Corchorus capsularis (also known as patsun), commonly known as white jute, is a shrub species in the family Malvaceae.It is one of the sources of jute fibre, considered to be of finer quality than fibre from Corchorus olitorius, the main source of jute.The leaves are used as a foodstuff and the leaves, unripe fruit and the roots are used in traditional medicine. Biological TypebroadleafCodeCRGAEHabitatterrestrialLife Formannual Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento. Description. (1999). Description: Herb, annual, sometimes suffrutescent, erect or prostrate, 30 – 60 cm tall. Molokhia (Corchorus olitorius L., family Tillaceae) is a leafy, green, summer vegetable and medicinal plant that is a traditional dish in the Middle East and parts of Asia and Africa. Corchorus aestuans L. Herb: Moist Localities: Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Cotyledons: First leaves: General habit: Prostrate or ascending herb. Jamaica, & Huber, O. Zaïre, Corchorus aestuans jute Corchorus capsularis jute Corchorus hirsutus jackswitch Corchorus hirtus Orinoco jute Corchorus olitorius nalta jute Corchorus siliquosus slippery burr Corchorus torresianus . 2020. MIM, Deurne. Corchorus capsularis L. and C. olitorius L. are important crop plants of India. Invasive alien flora of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Southern Eastern Ghats, India Indian Forester 144: 857-862. Fl. (eds.) The leaves Description of the genus Herbs or small shrubs, sometimes with annual stems from a woody rootstock, with simple or stellate hairs. Socotra, Corchorus. Rumex deutatus 8. Ovate, acute, green leaves have serrated margins. Yes, it Is Corchorus aestuans (Malvaceae. Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). F. W. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 23. (1954-1958). Corchorus leaves are consumed in the cuisines of various countries.Corchorus olitorius is used mainly in the cuisines of southern Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and West Africa, Corchorus capsularis in Japan and China.It has a mucilaginous (somewhat "slimy") texture, similar to okra, when cooked.The seeds are used as a flavouring, and a herbal tea is made from the dried leaves. Corchorus aestuans L. Syst.Nat. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. Burkina, Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. For any mistake in identification or for becoming efloraofindia e-group member (for contributing towards building of efloraofindia or otherwise), pl. Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. Description of Values. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0, Flora of Somalia is presented, based on sequences of the nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region for 144 accessions representing 47 species. Aldabra, Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. M. Thulin et al. Brux.) Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). 1/a (1997). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. 1. Venezuela, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. Family Name: Malvaceae: Currently Accepted Name: Corchorus aestuans L. : Locality: USA. The Atlas of Florida Plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 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