Malvaceae week :: Corchorus aestuans

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Dinesh Valke

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Sep 7, 2011, 9:49:16 AM9/7/11
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Corchorus aestuans L.
  • KOR-koh-rus -- from the Greek kore (eye pupil) and koreo (purge)
    aestuans -- agitating or undulating

Corchorus aestuans
Aug 25, 2007 at Vaghbil, Thane


commonly known as: East Indian mallow, jute, West African mallow • Bengali: তিক্ত পাট tikta pata • Gujarati: ચાદરી ચુઙ્ચ chaadhari chunch • Kannada: ಚುಂಚು ಗಿಡ chunchu gida • Sanskrit: चुञ्चु chunchuh • Telugu: నేల బెర nela bera, పట్ట patta

Native of: Mexico, tropical South America; naturalized in paleotropics




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Balkar Arya

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Sep 7, 2011, 10:47:01 AM9/7/11
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Awesome Catch Dinesh Ji
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Dr Balkar Singh
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Arya P G College, Panipat
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