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Corchorus depressus (L.) Stocks

Synonyms

Antichorus depressus, Corchorus antichorus, Corchorus humilis, Corchorus microphyllus

Common names

Mulakhiyah al bar, rukbat al jamal, sutaih

My notes

Opened flowers were seen only once.

Mat-forming prostrate desert plant Corchorus depressus (local names sutaih, rukbat al jamal, Mulakhiyah al bar) near Sawda Natheel Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
سودا ناثيل, أم حوطة, الريان, قطر

Flower buds of Corchorus depressus in area of Uwaynat Bin Husayn (Water Well) near Simaisma. Qatar, April 18, 2014
Al Khor Coastal Road, Qatar

Shoot of Corchorus depressus in area of Uwaynat Bin Husayn (Water Well) near Simaisma. Qatar, April 18, 2014
Al Khor Coastal Road, Qatar

Desert plant of Corchorus depressus with flower buds and fruits in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Naim tribe, Nuaimiya) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, March 28, 2015
Ash Shamal, Qatar

Dense mat of Corchorus depressus in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Naim tribe, Nuaimiya) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, March 28, 2015
Ash Shamal, Qatar

Close up of Corchorus depressus with flower buds and fruits in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Naim tribe, Nuaimiya) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, March 28, 2015
Ash Shamal, Qatar

Shoot of Corchorus depressus with flower buds and fruits in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Naim tribe, Nuaimiya) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, March 28, 2015
Ash Shamal, Qatar

Plant of Corchorus depressus with flower buds and fruits in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Naim tribe, Nuaimiya) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, March 28, 2015
Ash Shamal, Qatar

Corchorus depressus in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, April 17, 2015
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Desert plant of Corchorus depressus on roadside between Mesayeed and Harrarah. Qatar, October 30, 2015
Al Wukair St, Qatar

Shoot of Corchorus depressus in a depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, November 7, 2015
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Creeping plant of Corchorus depressus in a depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, November 7, 2015
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Shoot of Corchorus depressus on white background in a depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, November 7, 2015
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Shoot of Corchorus depressus with fruits in a depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, November 7, 2015
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Corchorus depressus on white background in a depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, November 7, 2015
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Close up of Corchorus depressus on white background in a depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, November 7, 2015
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Wild jute (Corchorus trilocularis) growing together with Corchorus depressus in a depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, November 7, 2015
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Fresh shoot of Corchorus depressus in a depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, November 7, 2015
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Shoot of Corchorus depressus on white background taken from a depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, November 7, 2015

Shoot of Corchorus depressus with fruits taken from a depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, November 7, 2015

Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex) grown on a mat of Corchorus depressus near Dukhan Road. Shahaniya, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Qatar

Prostrate plant of Corchorus depressus near Dukhan Road. Shahaniya, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Qatar

Mat forming plant of Corchorus depressus near Dukhan Road. Shahaniya, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Qatar

Many-branched plant of Corchorus depressus near Dukhan Road. Shahaniya, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Qatar

Yellow flowers (rarely seen opened) of Corchorus depressus on roadside of Dukhan Highway. Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Flower and fruits of Corchorus depressus on roadside of Dukhan Highway. Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Corchorus depressus with a yellow flower on roadside of Dukhan Highway. Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Blooming Corchorus depressus on roadside of Dukhan Highway. Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Mat of blooming Corchorus depressus on roadside of Dukhan Highway. Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Yellow flowers of Corchorus depressus on roadside of Dukhan Highway. Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Corchorus depressus in flower on roadside of Dukhan Highway. Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Mat of Corchorus depressus in flower on roadside of Dukhan Highway. Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Dukhan Hwy, Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Corchorus depressus from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

How the web page was created

• A list of plants with their common names was written using online sources and books.
• Web pages were written by a program consisting of several scripts.
• Full names, synonyms, and classification of plants were found online from catalogueoflife.org and theplantlist.org using a script.
• Pictures of plants were selected from a database using a script.
• This web page was written using a script.

Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.