Corchorus fascicularis Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Corchorus

Characteristics

An annual herb. It grows 50-60 cm tall. The stem is woody. It can keep growing for a few years. The leaves have 3 ribs. They are narrowly oval and 2-6 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. There are 2-5 flower in a group. The flowers are yellow. They are 5-6 mm across.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Thorn scrub; cultivated (maize) fields; dried-out riverside depression; between plain and riverine thicket; clayey or sandy-clayey depression, flooded or not; in shade; sand; at elevations from 20-1,800 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in hot places. It can be along river banks and in flooded rice fields.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten. The leaves, flowers and stems are dried and used in sauces.
Uses animal food fiber food gene source material medicinal social use
Edible flowers leaves stems
Therapeutic use Gonorrhea (plant exudate), Parasympatholytics (stem), Anti-arrhythmia agents (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Corchorus fascicularis world distribution map, present in Angola, Australia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Mali, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:833576-1
WFO ID wfo-0000620057
COL ID 6B2S4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Corchorus fascicularis Corchorus brachycarpus