Melochia corchorifolia L.
Common Name : Chacolate weed
Family : Sterculiaceae
HABIT |
UNDERSHRUB, 60 CM TALL. |
STEMS |
SLENDER, BRANCHED,
TOUGH-BARKED, MORE OR LESS HAIRY. |
LEAVES |
VARIABLE IN SHAPE, OVATE-LANCEOLATE, BROADEST NEAR THE BASE OR
NARROW AND PARALLEL-SIDED, TIP POINTED OR BLUNT, MARGINS TOOTHED, MORE OR
LESS HAIRY ON BOTH SURFACES, UP TO 6 CM LONG, LEAF STALKS UP TO 2.5 CM LONG. |
FLOWERS |
IN CLOSE CLUSTERS AT THE
BRANCH ENDS, MIXED WITH MANY HAIRY BRISTLE-LIKE BRACTS, PETALS PINK, YELLOW
AT THE BASE. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULE HAIRY, LONGER THAN
THE SEPALS, SPLITTING INTO 5 PARTS. |
SEEDS |
OVOID, ANGULAR. |