Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Tiliaceae
Corchorus trilocularis L.
English name: Malta/Wild jute.
Local name: Sindhi- Datro, Urud- Kadu-kast, Punjabi- Kaunti, Balochi-Diatra.
Description:
An erect or sub-erect annual or rarely perennial under shrub with the height range from30-
60 cm tall, having bright yellow flowers. Stem profusely branched from the base. Fruit
elongated capsule, apex undivided.
Flowering Period:
June to October.
Habitat:
Commonly found in plains and low hills in moist shady places
and sandy to silty clay loam soils of barren land.
Uses:
Seeds are used in fever and obstruction of the abdominal
viscera, mucilage demulcent. The coarse fiber is employed in
manufacturing cordage.
Distribution:
Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Australia,
tropical and northAfrica.