Corchorus aestuans

Corchorus aestuans is an annual plant with erect, sparingly branched stems, growing about 40cm tall. The plant yields a fibre and edible leaves. It is harvested from the wild for local use and is sometimes also cultivated as a fibre plant in tropical W Africa, sometimes also in SE Asia.

Uses

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Parts Used

Leaves.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

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Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Originally native to the Americas, the plant has spread throughout the tropics and has become an invasive weed in some areas.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grassy savannah, Fallow land, Sandy riverbeds, Small alluvial depressions, On heavy alluvial soils.

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