Botanical Family · Malvales
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
31 speciesOrder Malvales8+ well-known plants
The linden or jute family (now largely merged into Malvaceae). Includes jute (Corchorus) — one of the most important natural fibres — and the lime/linden trees (Tilia) with fragrant flowers. Mostly trees and herbs with stellate (star-shaped) hairs and fibrous bark.
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How to recognise the Tiliaceae family
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Star-shaped (stellate) hairs on surfaces
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Fibrous bast in stems used as fibre
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5-petalled regular flowers, numerous stamens
Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Trincomalee Wood Tree, Halmilla TreeBerrya cordifoliaEast Indian MallowCorchorus aestuansJute, White JuteCorchorus capsularisAfrican JuteCorchorus fascicularisTossa Jute, Jew's Mallow, Nalta JuteCorchorus olitoriusWild JuteCorchorus tridensWhite JuteCorchorus trilocularisJangli BhendiErinocarpus nimmonii
All 31 species in TILIACEAE
- Trincomalee Wood Tree, Halmilla TreeBerrya cordifolia
- East Indian MallowCorchorus aestuans
- Jute, White JuteCorchorus capsularis
- African JuteCorchorus fascicularis
- Tossa Jute, Jew's Mallow, Nalta JuteCorchorus olitorius
- Wild JuteCorchorus tridens
- White JuteCorchorus trilocularis
- Jangli BhendiErinocarpus nimmonii
- Mallow-Leaved CrossberryGrewia abutilifolia
- PhalsaGrewia asiatica
- Sandpaper RaisinGrewia flavescens
- Bran PlantGrewia hirsuta
- ShiralGrewia nervosa
- Roundleaf CrossberryGrewia orbiculata
- KaoriGrewia serrulata
- PhalsaGrewia subinaequalis
- Small-Leaf White RaisinGrewia tenax
- DhamanGrewia tiliifolia
- Ghat CrossberryGrewia umbellifera
- Mallow Raisin, Mallow-Leaved CrossberryGrewia villosa
- Orange Burr-BushTriumfetta annua
- Fivestamen BurbarkTriumfetta pentandra
- Hairy BurTriumfetta pilosa
- Common Burbush, BurweedTriumfetta rhomboidea
- Roundleaf Burr-BushTriumfetta rotundifolia
- Berrya javanica
- Corchorus urticifolius
- Grewia damine
- Grewia heterotricha
- Grewia laevigata
- Grewia rhamnifolia
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