Corchorus depressus (L.) Stocks

 
  • Family : TILIACEAE
    (Linden Or Jute Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : FALSA FAMILY (फालसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
  • Basionym : Antichorus depressus L.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Corchorus depressus (L.) Peterm.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bahuphali, Mudiri (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Occasional along river banks
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Aurangabad district, Nashik district, Pune district, Satara district
    • Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Tiruvannamalai district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • World Distribution : India, West Asia, Tropical Africa, Pakistan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1
    • Gamble, 1915. Fl. Pres. Madr. Vol. 1. pp. 121.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Corchorus depressus. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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