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vinay kumar singh

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Sep 4, 2010, 12:51:59 PM9/4/10

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Dear all
I am posting this common plant for ID from JNU, New Delhi. ID please.
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Vinay

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Dinesh Valke

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Sep 4, 2010, 1:23:42 PM9/4/10

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Corchorus species ... most possibly C. aestuans ... have found it having tendency of growing prostrate ... commonly known as: East Indian mallow, jute, West African mallow • Kannada: ಚುಮ್ಚು ಗಿಡ chunchu gida • Sanskrit: चुञ्चु chunchuh • Telugu: kajati, kalasa, నేల బెర nela bera, పట్ట patta

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tanay bose

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Sep 4, 2010, 3:35:57 PM9/4/10

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Corchorus sp for sure can't confirm species without close shots

tanay

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Satish Phadke

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Sep 6, 2010, 5:37:24 AM9/6/10

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Corchorus species indeed. If you have any pictures with fruit it may be helpful for ID.

Balkar Arya

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Sep 6, 2010, 12:38:00 PM9/6/10

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Yes Corchorus aestuans

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