Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Tiliaceae | Genus: Corchrus | Species: Corchrus aestuans L.( चोंच, हाडे -का -खेत ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Corchrus acutangulus auct. non Forssk | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Chonch, Hade-ka-khet | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | East Indian mallow, West African mallow | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chonch | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a capsule, 6-angled, of which 3 angles alate or subulate, apex with 3-(4), suberect or spreading horned beaks. |
| Habitat | Throughout the hotter parts of India. Pantropic | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Pantropic | Bark Details | Bark smooth |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Erect or diffuse undershrub. Leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, serrate, the lowest serratures on each side often produced into very slender, solitary tails, acute, pubescent, 3-nerved; petiole 1-25 cm. Flowers yellow, axillary, solitary or paired. Sepals lanceolate, 3 mm long, broad at apex, mucronate, glabrous, rarely sparsely hairy. Petals about as long as the sepals, spathulate. Filaments free, 2-3 mm long. Capsule 1.2-2.5 cm long, 6-angled, of which 3 angles alate or subulate, apex with 3-(4), suberect or spreading horned beaks. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, serrate, the lowest serratures on each side often produced into very slender, solitary tails, acute, pubescent, 3-nerved. |
