Chitrabee / Chocolateweed
Melochia corchorifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- July-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Melochia corchorifolia
- Genus
- Melochia
- Family
- Sterculiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist clay soil
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Sterculiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Sterculiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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
About Chitrabee
Chocolateweed (Melochia corchorifolia) is a herb belonging to the Sterculiaceae family (Cacao/Cola family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, follicle/capsule/samara fruit. It is typically found in moist clay soil. It occurs across Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-April. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Chitrabee belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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