Corchorus olitorius L.

 
  • Family : TILIACEAE
    (Linden Or Jute Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : FALSA FAMILY (फालसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Corchorus decemangularis Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Corchorus olitorius L.
  • Common name : Tossa Jute, Jew's Mallow, Nalta Jute
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kosth, Koshta, San-pat (Hindi)
    • Sanal (Tamil)
    • Parintakura (Telugu)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Weed of cultivated fields
  • Comments / notes : On plains up to 900m. A gregarious plant in waste places and road sides.
  • Key identification features : Flowers yellow; Capsule cylindric and elongate
  • Flower, Fruit : July-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Prakasam district
    • Kerala : Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : All districts of Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kinnaur district
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Afghanistan, Andaman Islands, Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gulf States, Hainan, In
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharastra vol 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 120
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Corchorus olitorius. Downloaded on 9 February 2025.

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