XXVII. TILIAOB^. 149 



p. 246; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 25; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 1, p. 181; Woodr. 

 in JoLirn. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 265 ;' Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod, 

 V. 2, p. 535. — Flowei's : Sept. 



KoNKAN : Salsette and both Konkans, Graham ; Bombay, Eanadc !, Woodrow ! ; 

 Vingorla, Woodrow. Gujarat : Woodrow. 



A doubtful native. The well-known fibre J^itc is obtained from this plant and from 

 Corchonis olitorius. For a full description of the fibre, the mode of its extraction, &c., 

 see Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. t. 2, pp. .545-562, also v. 4, pp. 558-5(30. 



2. Corchorus olitorius, Linn. 8p. PI. (1753) p. 529. Annual, 

 3-4 ft. higb, much-branched ; stems glabrous. Leaves 2^-4 by 1^-2 in., 

 elliptic-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, glabrous, serrate, the lower 

 serratures on each side prolonged into a filiform appendage over \ in. 

 long, rounded at the base, 3-5-nerved ; petioles |-1 in. long, slightly 

 hairy, especially towards the apex ; stipules subulate, ^-| in, long. 

 Flowers pale yellow ; buds obovoid, angled, cuspidate ; bracts lanceolate ; 

 peduncle shorter than the petiole ; pedicels 1-3, very short. Sepals 

 g in. long, oblong, apiculate. Petals i in, long, oblong-spathulate. 

 Style short ; stigma microscopically papillose. Capsules 1^-22 in. long, 

 linear, cylindric, erect, 10-ribbed, beaked, glabrous, 5-valved ; valves 

 with transverse partitions between the seeds. Seeds trigonous, black. 

 Fl. B. I. V. 1, p. 397; Grab. Cat. p. 20 ; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 25 ; Boiss. Fl. 

 Orient, v. 1, p. 845 ; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 1, p. 182 ; K. Schum. in Engl. 

 & PrantI, Pflanzenf. v. 3, part 6, p. 19, fig. 8, A; Woodr. in Jouru. 

 Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 265; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 2, p. 540. 

 — Flowers : Sept. VEii>r. Banpdt. 



Common, springing up in gardens and cultivated ground ; a doubtful native, 

 IvoNKAN : Bombay, I)al~ell, Geburne ! Deccan : Poona, Cool:e !, Woodrow ! S, M. 

 Country: Belgaum and Eamghat, BUckic, 149! Gujarat: Woodrow. Sind : 

 Woodrow ! — Distrib. All tropical regions. 



The well-known fibre Jufe is obtained from this plant as well as from C. capsularis, 

 which see. 



3. Corchorus trilocularis, Lhm. Mantiss. (1767) p, 77. Annual; 



stems and branches more or less hairy. Leaves 1-4 by |-1^ in,, elliptic 

 or oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, serrate (the lower seri-atures often 

 destitute of filiform appendages), somewhat rough below, base rounded 

 or cuneate ; petioles \-^ in, long, pilose ; stipules lanceolate-subulate. 

 Flowers in short cymes ; buds ovoid or obovoid apiculate ; bracts 

 lanceolate-subulate ; peduncles very short, leaf-opposed, hairy ; pedicels 

 very short, pubescent. Sepals \ in, long, linear-oblong, acuminate. 

 Petals oblong, slightly longer than the sepals. Capsules 2-3 in, long, 

 with a short erect beak, hairy when young with stiff stellate hairs, 

 scabrous when old, 3-4-angled, 3-4-valved ; valves with transverse 

 partitions between the seeds. Seeds trigonous, black. Fl. B. I. v. 1, 

 p. 397 ; Grab. Cat, p. 20 ; Dalz, & Gibs. p. 25 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, v. 1, 

 p. 845 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 265 ; Watt. Diet. 

 Econ. Prodr. v. 2, p, 544, — Flowers : Sept. Vekn. Kadu-chinch. 



Deccan : Poona, Cooke !, Woodrow !, Jacqtcemont, 961 ! ; Sholapore district, Law. 

 Q-UJARAT : Woodrow, Dalzell. — Distrib. Tropical Africa, Afghanistan. 



4. Corchorus fascicularis, Lam. Encyc. v. 2 (1786) p. 104. 

 Annual, 6-18 in. high, much-branched from the base ; stem and 



