Herbarium JCB

Corchorus aestuans L.

Family : TILIACEAE
(LINDEN FAMILY OR JUTE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
Species : Corchorus aestuans
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Corchorus aestuans L.
Vernacular name : Chunchu (Kan.); Bananalita, Buda nalita (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-102
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
Collection Date : 19/11/14
Collection Locality : Palamner forest range, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Degraded deciduous forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : May-December
Comments : Gregarious herb of arable lands, fallow fields and foothills up to 1400 m. A weed of cultivated lands.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : Pantropical
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Corchorus aestuans. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.