Kadvapat / White Jute
Corchorus trilocularis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Corchorus trilocularis
- Genus
- Corchorus
- Family
- Tiliaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Tiliaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kadukosta, कड़वा पात Kadvapat, Hardikaket
- Kannada
- ಎಣ್ಣೆಪುಂಡಿಗಿಡ Ennepundi gida, ಕಾಡುಚುಂಚಲಿಗಿಡ Kaaduchunchali gida
- Marathi
- Kaaduchunch
About Kadvapat
White Jute (Corchorus trilocularis) is a herb belonging to the Tiliaceae family (Lime tree/Jute family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose flower clusters, drupe/capsule/nut fruit. It is typically found in dry deciduous forests. It occurs across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Kadvapat belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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