mataquim from Cape Verde (RdoF) (GUINEA-BISSAU, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
láálòò (JMD; ZOG) tùrg (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
emakikoho = hemp of the dove (Hepburn; JMD) (NIGERIA, ALAGO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
laalo (JMD) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
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Flora
Entry for CORCHORUS trilocularis Linn. [family TILIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 1, page 223, (1894) Author: (By W. H. HARVEY).
Names
CORCHORUS trilocularisLinn. [family TILIACEAE], ;—DC. Prod. 1. p. 504. Jacq. Hort. Vind. t. 173.
CORCHORUS asplenifoliusE. Mey. [family TILIACEAE], ! non Burch.
Information
annual; leaves ovate-oblong or lanceolate, obtuse or sub-acute, serrulate; peduncles opposite the leaves, equalling the petiole, 1–2-flowered; capsules slender, linear, elongate, 3–4-angled, 3–4-celled, scabrous, tapering to a blunt point. An erect or diffuse pubescent or hispid annual, 1–3 feet high. Leaves 1–2 inches long, variable in breadth and pubescence; the lowermost serratures frequently prolonged into bristles. Capsule often 4-celled, rough with minute, sharp points.
Range
A common weed in tropical Africa and Asia.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Near Port Natal, Drege! Gueinzius! Sanderson! (Herb. Hook., T.C.D., Sond.).
