Malvaceae Week: Corchorus trilocularis from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Corchorus trilocularis L.,  Mant. pl. 1:77. 1767

Tall herb somewhat similar to C. olitorius but differening in three chambered capsules, slig

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[Gurcharan Singh]

[Gurcharan Singh]

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Tall herb somewhat similar to C. olitorius but differing in three chambered capsules, slightly trigonous, occurring 1-3 together and with undivided beak.

 

The plant is used as medicinal. The mucilage, obtained from the plant by macerating it in water, is used as a demulcent. The bitter seeds calledIsband (Sind) and Raja Jira (Bombay) have been used by natives in fever and abdominal obstructions. The coarse fibre is employed in manufacturing cordage.

 

Photographed from Khalsa College, Delhi

[Balkar Arya]

Thanks Sir for throwing light on matter

On 9/6/11, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The mail got sent twice due to erratic behaviour of Google chrome. I am now
> trying Internet Explorer
>
> Tall herb somewhat similar to C. olitorius but differing in three chambered
> capsules, slightly trigonous, occurring 1-3 together and with undivided
> beak.
>
> The plant is used as medicinal. The mucilage, obtained from the plant by

> macerating it in water, is used as a demulcent. The bitter seeds called*
> Isband* (Sind) and *Raja Jira* (Bombay) have been used by natives in fever

> and abdominal obstructions. The coarse fibre is employed in manufacturing
> cordage.
>
> Photographed from Khalsa College, Delhi
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 7:11 AM, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com>wrote:
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>>> *Corchorus trilocularis* L., Mant. pl. 1:77. 1767

>>>
>>> Tall herb somewhat similar to C. olitorius but differening in three
>>> chambered capsules, slig
>>> --
>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
>>> Retired Associate Professor
>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
>> Retired Associate Professor
>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Retired Associate Professor
> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964