Common Burbush
Triumfetta rhomboidea
Also known as Burweed
UndershrubMedicinal
About Common Burbush
Triumfetta rhomboidea, commonly known as diamond burbark, Chinese bur, or kulutkulutan in Tagalog, is a shrub that is extensively naturalised in tropical regions. It is thought that to have come to Australia from China. Its bark—sometimes called burbark—makes a kind of jute. The taxon was first formally described in 1760 by botanist Nikolaus von Jacquin.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Triumfetta rhomboidea
- Genus
- Triumfetta
- Family
- TILIACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Open situations and footHills of deciduous forests
- Native to
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- चिकटी Chikti, चिरचिरीया Chirchiriya, मांडली Mandli
- Nepali
- बलु कुरो Balu Kuro, डल्ले कुरो Dalle Kuro, झिनि झिटिका Jhini Jhitikaa
- Bengali
- বন ওকরা Ban Okra, Bon okhra, বন ওকরা
- Tamil
- கபோதம் Kapotam, கேடகம் Ketakam, ஒட்டுப்புழு Ottu-P-Pulu
- Telugu
- బంకతుత్తర Bankatuttara, డెక్కి Dekki, చిరు సిత్రిక Chiru Sitrika
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಬೆಂಡೆ Kaadu Bende, ಜೊಟ್ಟೋಟೆ Jottote, ಕಟವಾಣಿ Katavaani
- Malayalam
- ഊർപ്പം Oorppam, ഊർപ്പം
- Marathi
- झिंझर्डी Jhinjhardi, झिनझिरा Jhinjhira, निचर्डी Nichardi
Botanical family
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Common Burbush belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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