& Hong, D. are found in North Bengal. Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do. 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, genus of some 40–100 species of flowering plants of the hibiscus, or mallow, family (Malvaceae). About Corchorus aestuans Plant : Habit : An annual much-branched herb with more or less pubescent branches. Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. Thulin, M. Branches covered in long hairs, often mostly on one side. Family Name: Malvaceae: Currently Accepted Name: Corchorus aestuans L. : Locality: USA. 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. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. (eds.). M. Thulin et al. Pages in category "Corchorus aestuans" This category contains only the following page. Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. The Atlas of Florida Plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. 240000000491 Corchorus aestuans Species 0.000 description 1 240000004792 Corchorus capsularis Species 0.000 description 1 238000005773 Enders reactions Methods 0.000 description 1 Fl. Triumfetta pentandra 16. Oceanic islands 2 Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. (eds.) A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655. Flora and vegetation of Clipperton island Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, IV, 31: 249-307. MIM, Deurne. Corchorus Sp. The leaves CORCHORUS L. . Malaya, Chad, Description. Description: Branched annual herb, up to 50 cm tall, erect when young, older branches becoming prostrate. Opuntia Dillenii 3. India, Divya Yoga Mandir Trust. Correll, D.S. Lesser Sunda Is., The genus Corchorus belongs to the family Malvaceae (formerly Tiliaceae) and is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. 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. Published on the internet. Missouri Botanical Garden. The leaves are alternate, simple, lanceolate, 5–15 cm long, with an acuminate tip and a finely serrated or lobed margin. The Atlas of Florida Plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250. Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. 2(2): 156, fig. Balkrishna, A. Togo, Surv. (2008). (eds.) Keywords pharmacology, constituents, Corchorus aestuans Introduction Human beings have used plants for the treatment of diverse ailments for thousands of years. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. Elaeocarpus floribundus Bl. 1: 241 (1951). Flowers in 1-3 flowered leaf-opposed sub-sessile clusters, yellow, c. 8 mm in diameter; sepals linear, pointed, as long as the petals. Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56. Tropicos.org 2020. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. in Thulin, M. Central American Pac, in Fl. Zaïre, Mexico Gulf, Species Corchorus orinocensis Kunth accepted as Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus Species Corchorus scandens Thunb. Eth. This species is accepted, and its native range is Tropics & Subtropics. & Woods, M. (2011). 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. Maliya, S.D. The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Flora of Somalia Dept. (1993). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The flowers are small (2–3 cm diameter) and yellow, with five petals; the fruit is a many-seeded capsule. A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India Pleione 3: 190-200. (1999). Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley. Corchorus trilocularis is an annual plant growing 10 - 150cm tall. Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. Nigeria, & Borthakur, S.K. Kumar, S. (2012). (1954-1958). Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. & Keay, R.W.J. β … 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. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the University of South Florida and other herbaria. (2016-continuously updated). Flora of Somalia, Vol. Liberia, Guatemala, Browicz, K. (1981). Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. The main stem is usually erect and multi-branched, though the plant sometimes has a more decumbent habit [ 299 Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. 2/f, map 7 (1990). Leaves : Ovate, acute, serrate, the lower serratures on each side usually produced into filiform appendages, glabrous, base rounded, petioles slender, hairy, stipules lanceolate, acicular. Alabama, 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). Jard. Sheppard, C.R.C. Guinea, Missouri Botanical Garden. Cayman Is., Corchorus aestuans Linnaeus also is used and cultivated for fiber production, although the fibers are weaker than those of the others. Exotic flora of the Chandauli district Uttar Pradesh, India: an overview Indian Journal of Forestry 35: 79-84. Flora of West Pakistan 1-131. Corchorus aestuans L. Weed type: Broadleaf. Primary center of origin and diversity of the wild taxa of Corchorus appears to be Africa. Pandey, R.P. Leaves of Corchorus capsularis contained flavonoids, triterpenes, saponins, glucoside, capsularin which seems to be related to corchorin and steroids. Kenya, Venezuelan Antilles, Cotyledons: First leaves: General habit: Prostrate or ascending herb. & Ohba, H. Bangladesh, Description: Branched annual herb, up to 50 cm tall, erect when young, older branches becoming prostrate. Chenopodium album 11. Invasive alien flora of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Southern Eastern Ghats, India Indian Forester 144: 857-862. Biological TypebroadleafCodeCRGAEHabitatterrestrialLife Formannual (Includes a picture). South China Sea, Trinidad-Tobago, Backhuys Publishers. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0, Flora of Tropical East Africa & Moran, R. (1989). It is a small herb with erect, sparingly branched stems. Haiti, Species Corchorus acutangulus Lam. (2003). and E. sphaericus (Gaertn.) Lebrun, J.p., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. Sarmah, K.K. Jute is an annual crop taking about 120 days (April/May-July/August) to grow. Edmonds, Herb. (1957). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153. & Diniz, M.A. Description of the genus Herbs or small shrubs, sometimes with annual stems from a woody rootstock, with simple or stellate hairs. Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Burkina, Govaerts, R. (1999). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Cape Verde, Whitehouse, C., Cheek, M., Andrews, S. & Verdcourt, B. (2012). Flora of West Tropical Africa Singh, A. Ovate, acute, green leaves have serrated margins. & Seaward, M.R.D. From Ethiopia to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Bahamas, Corchorus aestuans jute Corchorus capsularis jute Corchorus hirsutus jackswitch Corchorus hirtus Orinoco jute Corchorus olitorius nalta jute Corchorus siliquosus slippery burr Corchorus torresianus . Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. Flora Zambesiaca 2:1. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0, Flora of Somalia A preliminary floristic checklist of Thal desert Punjab, Pakistan Pakistn Journal of Botany 46: 13-18. (2001). Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, 240000000491 Corchorus aestuans Species 0.000 description 1 240000004792 Corchorus capsularis Species 0.000 description 1 238000005773 Enders reactions Methods 0.000 description 1 The bark of C. capsularis and to a lesser extent that of C. olitorius constitute the chief source of the fibre jute, and these species are much cultivated in India and Bangladesh. © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. & Hewson, H.J. The plants are tall, usually annual herbs, reaching a height of 2–4 m, unbranched or with only a few side branches. Benin, Dicotyledóneas (Sabiaceae-Zygophyllaceae) Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 131: 1-657. Pakistan, Angola, Description of Values. Plants generally produce many secondary metabolites which were constituted an important source of many pharmaceutical drugs [1-30]. β … Accessed Dec. 23 2020. & Datt, B. Prostrate, decumbent or sometimes erect annual or perennial, herb, 0.02-0.6(-1) m high. J.Cramer, Vaduz. (2010). Lachenaud, O. (eds.) Florida, 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS, Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. Nelson Sutherland, C.H. 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. Memon, R.A. & al. (2003). Western Australia, Prostrate, decumbent or sometimes erect annual or perennial, herb, 0.02-0.6(-1) m high. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. accepted as Kerria japonica (L.) DC. 5–3 mm. Suriname, accepted as Corchorus aestuans Linnaeus Species Corchorus japonicus Thunb. Description: Herb, annual, sometimes suffrutescent, erect or prostrate, 30 – 60 cm tall. Botanical reseach institute of Texas. Dorstenia Indica 2. & Timberlake, J. Pages in category "Corchorus aestuans" This category contains only the following page. Illustrated weed flora of Cotton crop of Khairpur district, Sindh, Pakistan Pakistn Journal of Botany 46: 5-12. (1995 publ. (2014). Assam, Branched annual herb, up to 50 cm tall, erect when young, older branches becoming prostrate. (eds.) GBIF (2008-continuously updated). Meena, S.L. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Philippines, B5AnDiMaMaCoaex1 of Corchorus aestuans ( East Indian Mallow ) by Subhajit Roy Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman) Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91. Background: Corchorus olitorius L is a naturally growing green leafy vegetable used for various medicinal purposes worldwide. & Meave, J.A. Oman, Angol. Cameroon, Hierbas anuales o perennes algo leñosas o arbustos pequeños, con tricomas simples (en las especies nicaragüenses) o estrellados. Mali, Missouri Botanical Garden. Brux.) Girmansyah, D. & al. 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. Branches covered in long hairs, often mostly on one side. Flora Zambesiaca http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone Paul E. Alele. Danh l?c các loài th?c v?t Vi?t Nam 2: 1-1203. & Huber, O. & Montiel, O.M. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. (eds.) Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82. Value Class Food The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37. (eds.) It is a small herb with erect, sparingly branched stems. & Wild, H. Flora of Tropical East Africa, Tiliaceae & Muntingiaceae: 1-120. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. is presented, based on sequences of the nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region for 144 accessions representing 47 species. Result and Discussion In addition to their food and fibre value, different Corchorus species are used as medicinal plants (C. olitorius, C. capsularis and C. aestuans are used as (2012). Antigonon leptopus 10. Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. Mexico Southeast, Ivory Coast, Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. Featured: Lysimachia arvensis Costa Rica, 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: Villaseñor, J.L. Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. Venezuela, 3 mi. Levin, G.A. Central African Repu, Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Smithsonian Institution. Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. Mauritania, (eds) (2004). Zambia, Primary center of origin and diversity of the wild taxa of Corchorus appears to be Africa. (2006). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India Nelumbo 54: 39-91. […] Wild in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 87, t. 8/e (1963). Beta vulgaris 12. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 23. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. (2011). Corchorus capsularis L. and C. olitorius L. are important crop plants of India. Laos, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. Several other genera from the subfamily Grewioideae, namely Pseudocorchorus, Triumfetta, Sparrmannia, Entelea, and Grewia, were included as outgroups. Nepal, Indian Institute of Science houses a herbarium of a fairly large number of specimens of native and naturalized plants collected by many taxonomists and researchers from India and abroad. Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. (1991). Yellow flowers 1-3 in clusters, very shortly stalked, very small, leaf-opposed. For any mistake in identification or for becoming efloraofindia e-group member (for contributing towards building of efloraofindia or otherwise), pl. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system. Tiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 83 - 88. (eds.) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, Flora Zambesiaca Description: Corchorus aestuans a common annual in waste lands from sea level to 2000 m in plains and hills throughout India. Description of Values. NatureServe is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Moçamb. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, Kew Backbone Distributions (1982). and Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq. & Timberlake, J. Corchorus aestuans; Media in category "Corchorus aestuans" The following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total. The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2021. Corchorus aestuans L. Syst.Nat. 2015. The base number of chromosomes in almost all the species of Corchorus is 7 (2n = 2x = 14).). Fl. ADVERTISEMENTS: Here is a list of thirty important herbs: 1. Wild & Gonç. : 28, 117, fig. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (eds.) Netherlands Antilles, 235000011777 Corchorus aestuans Nutrition 0.000 description 1 235000010862 Corchorus capsularis Nutrition 0.000 description 1 229920000742 Cotton Polymers 0.000 description 1 Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis). Leeward Is., 1/a (1997). Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Economic Aspects of the Tiliaceae: Mexican Pacific Is., Corchorus aestuans from a village near Samalkha Panipat Wild, about 1.5 feet high with ribbed fruits about 2 cm long. Polygonum plebejum 7. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. Tanzania, Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). Corchorus aestuans 15. (ed.) © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2: 1-238. Honduras, Corchorus aestuans L. Herb: Moist Localities: Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. Jamaica, Guyana, F. W. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Brazil North, (2006). Senegal, Ethiopia, Gabon, Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Corchorus capsularis Linnaeus and C. olitorius Linnaeus have been domesticated for production of bast fibers and are the commercially important cultivated species. A new triterpine glycosides (capsin) and capsugenin 30-O-glucopyranoside were isolated from the leaves of Corchorus capsularis (27, 36-39). T.V. Gulf of Guinea Is., Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. Description: Corchorus aestuans a common annual in waste lands from sea level to 2000 m in plains and hills throughout India. Vollesen in Fl. Flora exotica of Jammu and Kashmir (List- I) Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 36: 33-45. 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, The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.