Malvaceae

Threelocule corchorus

Corchorus trilocularis L.

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Corchorus

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: الملوخية 2
Burmese: ပိလောခါး
Chinese: 三室黄麻
English: Threelocule corchorus, Wild jute
Persian: کتان هندی سهحجرهای
shn: ယႃႈၶၢတ်ႇလႅင်ႉ, တူၼ်ႈၽၵ်းသႅင်ႈၶူမ်, ၽၵ်းသႅင်ႈၶူမ်

Synonyms

Corchorus aestuans Forssk.
Corchorus aspleniifolius E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.
Corchorus fruticulosus Vis.
Corchorus gracilis R.Br.
Corchorus rigidiusculus Domin
Corchorus serrifolius DC.
Corchorus somalicus Gand.
Corchorus triflorus Bojer

Photos

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Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.