Corchorus olitorius

geeta arun

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Sep 28, 2009, 1:27:39 PM9/28/09

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Dear friends,

Posting photographs of Corchorus olitorius (Banpat) Tilliaceae family.

Place -- Sanjay gandhi National Park-Borivali --Mumbai 20th SEPT 2009.

Regards,

Geeta Samant

Corcorus olitarus -- Banpat -- Tiliaceae family.jpg ...jpg

Corchorus olitorius--Flowers..jpg...jpg

Corchorus olitorius -- Fruits..jpg

Dinesh Valke

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Sep 28, 2009, 1:31:56 PM9/28/09

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... commonly known as: jew's mallow, nalta jute, tossa jute • Bengali: ভুংগীপাট bhungipat, deshi pat, meetha pat, tosha pat • Hindi: जनासकाकोषटो janascha kashto, जूतन jutan, मीथ पाट mitha paat, पाट paat, पाट साग pat-sag, पटसन patsan, पट्ट patta, tosha paat • Kannada: chunchali gida, kadusenabu • Marathi: बनपात banpat, मोटीछूंछ motichhunchh • Oriya: kaunria • Sanskrit: महाचञ्चु mahachanchu • Tamil: காட்டுத்துத்தி kattuttuti, peratti, பெரும்பிண்ணாக்குக்கீரை perumpinnakkukkirai, sanal • Telugu: parinta, పేరంటాలికూర

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Dr Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 28, 2009, 1:33:56 PM9/28/09

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This is not C. olitorius, may be C. tridens. I will upload C. olitorius soon.

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Gurcharan Singh

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Dinesh Valke

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Sep 28, 2009, 1:52:23 PM9/28/09

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... Geeta ji, your plant is most probably C. aestuans ... I did not verify the fruits earlier.

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Dr Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 28, 2009, 2:00:22 PM9/28/09

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Yes Dinesh ji

Wings are very clear, it is C. aestuans. I have posted C. olitorius separately.

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Gurcharan Singh

geeta arun

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Sep 28, 2009, 3:06:26 PM9/28/09

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Dineshji & Gurucharanji,

Posting two more pictures which have better views of fruits.

Regards,

Geeta Samant.

Corchorus.jpg

corchorus...jpg

Dr Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 28, 2009, 4:11:02 PM9/28/09

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Geeta ji

Your plant seems to be C. aestuans without much doubt. My plant will have to be resolved.

Gurcharan Singh

geeta arun

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Sep 29, 2009, 12:15:06 PM9/29/09

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Thanks Dineshji & Gurucharanji

Geeta Samant.

Satish Phadke

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Oct 2, 2009, 10:56:51 AM10/2/09

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Recently a lot of discussion took place on the genus Corchorus.
I decided to study maximum characters of this plant found in Pune today.
It appears to be
Corchorus olitorius
Suggestive facts..........
Leaves alternate; Elliptic ovate with rounded base; acute/acuminate at apex; serrate; lower serratures on both sides prolonged into filiform appendages(Nicely seen in image2)Flowers in leaf opposed axillary peduncles.
Flowers 1 cm yellow. Sepals 5 oblong apiculate Petals oblong spathulate. Style short.
Capsule 10 ribbed,long, linear, cyllindric, erect, beaked(?) 5 valved(Seen in magnified cut section image4)
Cheers
Satish Phadke
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Corchorus 1.jpg

Corchorus 2.jpg

Corchorus 3.jpg

Corchorus capsule.jpg

Dr Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 2, 2009, 11:31:37 AM10/2/09

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Satish ji

Your plant was (and is) definitely C. olitorius. No doubt on that. My plant will have to be relooked (I will do when I reach back Delhi on 13th).

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Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018

Phone: 01125518297; Mobile: 9810359089
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