About chocolateweed
Melochia corchorifolia, the chocolateweed, is a weedy tropical plant that is typically seen in the wastelands. It has been most frequently observed to grow in open areas, such as highways. Its weedy and invasive characteristic inhibits its wider cultivation.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Melochia corchorifolia
- Genus
- Melochia
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist clay soil
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Tikiokra, Bilpat, चित्रबीज chitrabee
- Bengali
- Bon-pat, Tikiokra
- Tamil
- பிண்ணாக்குக்கீரை Punnakkukkirai, பிண்ணாக்கு கீரை
- Telugu
- Ganugapindikura
- Kannada
- Bettadatutti mara
- Malayalam
- Ketam, ചെറു ഊരം
- Marathi
- लहान मेथुरी Lahan methuri
Botanical family
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
chocolateweed belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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