Botanical family · Malvales
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
31 species in this family
The linden or jute family (now largely merged into Malvaceae). Includes jute (Corchorus) — one of the most important natural fibres — and the lime/linden trees (Tilia) with fragrant flowers. Mostly trees and herbs with stellate (star-shaped) hairs and fibrous bark.
- Star-shaped (stellate) hairs on surfaces
- Fibrous bast in stems used as fibre
- 5-petalled regular flowers, numerous stamens
Species in TILIACEAE
- Trincomalee Wood tree, Halmilla TreeBerrya cordifolia
- East Indian MallowCorchorus aestuans
- Jute, White JuteCorchorus capsularis
- African JuteCorchorus fascicularis
- Tossa Jute, Jew's Mallow, Nalta JuteCorchorus olitorius
- Wild JuteCorchorus tridens
- white juteCorchorus trilocularis
- Jangli BhendiErinocarpus nimmonii
- Mallow-Leaved CrossberryGrewia abutilifolia
- PhalsaGrewia asiatica
- Sandpaper RaisinGrewia flavescens
- Bran PlantGrewia hirsuta
- ShiralGrewia nervosa
- Roundleaf CrossberryGrewia orbiculata
- KaoriGrewia serrulata
- PhalsaGrewia subinaequalis
- Small-leaf White RaisinGrewia tenax
- DhamanGrewia tiliifolia
- Ghat CrossberryGrewia umbellifera
- Mallow raisin, Mallow-leaved crossberryGrewia villosa
- Orange Burr-BushTriumfetta annua
- fivestamen burbarkTriumfetta pentandra
- Hairy BurTriumfetta pilosa
- Common Burbush, BurweedTriumfetta rhomboidea
- Roundleaf Burr-BushTriumfetta rotundifolia
- Berrya javanica
- Corchorus urticifolius
- Grewia damine
- Grewia heterotricha
- Grewia laevigata
- Grewia rhamnifolia
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