Sir, most of the morphological traits visible in these photos match with *Corchorus trilocularis *in databases. Links: http://eol.org/pages/483660/overview http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250046374 also in PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa)
On the doubt of roughness (presence/absence) on the ridges, it seems like the surface of a young fruit is rougher than a mature one. (Also, in the photos these are slightly scabrid (?)) Regards, Eapsa On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:29 AM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for validation please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Date: 28 October 2012 23:48 > Subject: [efloraofindia:136573] 28102012GS, Corchorus sp. from Delhi for ID > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > This plant I had identified as C. trilocularis because of long fruits > (nearly 8-10 cm long) with ponted tip, three sided (and evidently > 3-angled). It was cultivated in Botanical garden of our College. Its being > cultivated (not a big issue though as seeds can be just be brought from > wild and sown in the garden) plant, and absence of cabrous ridges however > create doubt. Help in ID is requested. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2000 members & > 1,37,000 messages on 31/10/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > --
