Corchorus olitorius L.

 
  • Family : TILIACEAE
    (LINDEN FAMILY OR JUTE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Corchorus olitorius
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Corchorus olitorius L.
  • Common name : Tossa Jute, Jews Mallow
  • Vernacular name : Kosth, Koshta, San-pat (Hin.); Sanal (Tam.); Parintakura (Tel.)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : July-January
  • Native : Indian sub-continent
  • Comments : On plains in bunds of fields and moist open places up to 900 m on hills. Sometimes grows as a gregarious 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; 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 olitorius. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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