Corchorus fascicularis
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Description
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.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are cooked and eaten. The leaves, flowers, and stems are also dried and used in sauces.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are cooked and eaten. The leaves, flowers and stems are dried and used in sauces.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in hot places. It can be along river banks and in flooded rice fields.
Where It Grows
Africa, Arabia, Asia, Australia, Benin, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, India, Kenya, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Tanzania, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Other Uses
A fibre obtained from the stems has been used for making ropes.
Notes
These have also been in the Tiliaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Awachuwaey, Djambo, Hirankhori, Kaala, Kamunwe, Khwe-pilaw, Kibwando, Mlenda, Nyaluhanga, Pilaw-thin-lon-byut
References (13)
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- Fondio, L. & Grubben, G.J.H., 2004. Corchorus olitorius L. [Internet] Record from Protabase. Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa), Wageningen, Netherlands. < http://database.prota.org/search.htm>. Accessed 15 October 2009.
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- Gallagher, D. E., 2010, Farming beyond the escarpment: Society, Environment, and Mobility in Precolonial Southeastern Burkina Faso. PhD University of Michigan.
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