Corchorus depressus
(L.) Stocks
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Description
A herb. It lies along the ground and forms a mat. It is woody and keeps growing from year to year. The young branches have a few hairs. The leaves have 3 ribs. They are broadly oval and 4-18 mm long by 2-9 mm wide. The flowers are yellow. They are 6-8 mm across. The fruit is a long capsule. It is 7-22 mm long and has a beak.
Edible Uses
The whole plant is used as a potherb and to make a herbal drink.
Traditional Uses
The plant is used to make a herbal drink. The whole plant is used as a potherb.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Pakistan it grows in semi-arid and arid regions from sea level to 1,000 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Cape Verde, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan,
Notes
These have also been in the Tiliaceae.
References (4)
- Asfaw, Z. and Tadesse, M., 2001, Prospects for Sustainable Use and Development of Wild Food Plants in Ethiopia. Economic Botany, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 47-62
- Edwards. S., et al, (Eds), 1995, Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Vol.2, Part 2 Canellaceae to Euphorbiaceae. Uppsala, Sweden. p 156
- Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 215 (As Corchorus antichorus)
