Corchorus olitorius

• Botanical Name : Corchorus olitorius L.
• Synonyms : Corchorus longicarpus G.Don
• Common Name : Hobeli, Bor Choonch, Banpat
• Plant Family : Tiliaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Corchorus olitorius Plant :

• Habit : An annual much-branched herb.
• Leaves : Acute, lanceolate, serrate, rounded at base, filiform appendage one on each side at base, stipules triangular.
• Inflorescence : Cymose
• Flower :
  • Pale yellow, bracteates, pedicels 1-3, short.
  • Sepals oblong, pointed.
  • Petals oblong-spathulate.
  • Stamens many.
  • Ovary 2-5 celled, style short, stigma papillose.
• Fruits : Capsules long, cylindric, erect, 10-ribbed, beaked, 5-valved, seeds black, trigonous.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : September
• Significance :
  • The well known fibre jute is obtained from this plant and Corchorus capsularis.
  • The seeds are used as purgative and leaves as tonic in fever.