Corchorus urticifolius
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Corchorus urticifolius
- Genus
- Corchorus
- Family
- Tiliaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In open situations and degraded deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, East Africa
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
- 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
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Corchorus urticifolius itself; the rest are typical of the Tiliaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Corchorus urticifolius
Corchorus urticifolius belongs to the Tiliaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. It grows in in open situations and degraded deciduous forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Corchorus urticifolius belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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