TILIACEAE
Corchorus tridens
L.
Zarma name:
foku
A weedy or ruderal herb. An important wild vegetable.
Uses:
Vegetable (leaves), fodder (whole plant)
Notes:
The leaves are made into a slimy sauce. Dried leaves are marketable.
1. Flowering shoot
2. Flower
3. The apex of capsule
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