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Burr Bush
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Burr Bush
P Native Photo: Pravin Kawale
Common name: Burr Bush, Chinese Burr, Diamond burrbark, Parakeet-bur • Assamese: বন অগৰা Bon Ogora, সৰু অগৰা Soru Ogora • Bengali: বন ওকরা Ban Okra • Dogri: धम्म जोजड़ा Dhamm Jojada • Garo: Sakhap Nathing • Gujarati: ભંડ અઘાડો Bhanda Aghado, ઝીપટી Jhipati, ઝિઝરૂટ Jhijharuta, ગાડર ઝીપટો Gadara Jhipato • Hajong: Baghsala, Hagra • Haryanvi: चिरियारी Chiriyaaree, लीहिंग Leehing • Hindi: चिकटी Chikti, चिरचिरीया Chirchiriya, मांडली Mandli • Kachchhi: ભુરટી Bhurati, જપટી Jhapati • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಬೆಂಡೆ Kaadu Bende, ಜೊಟ್ಟೋಟೆ Jottote, ಕಟವಾಣಿ Katavaani, ವಟವಟಿ Vatavati • Karbi: Northe-Arong • Khasi: Soh-Byr-Thit • Konkani: निचर्डी Nichardi, थिनपुडी Thinpudi, तुपकटी Tupkati • Malayalam: ഊർപ്പം Oorppam • Manipuri: ꯂꯤꯍꯤꯡ Leehing • Marathi: झिंझर्डी Jhinjhardi, झिनझिरा Jhinjhira, निचर्डी Nichardi, थिनझिरा Thinjhira • Mizo: Semeibawm-Suak • Nepali: बलु कुरो Balu Kuro, डल्ले कुरो Dalle Kuro, झिनि झिटिका Jhini Jhitikaa, कुरे पात Kure Paat • Odia: ବଣ ଭେଣ୍ଡି Bana Bhendi, ଜଟଜଟିଆ Jatajatia • Rabha: Sambagzi • Rajasthani: पहाड़ी कागलेर Pahari Kagler • Sanskrit: झिञ्झिरीटा Jhinjhirita • Santali: ᱱᱟᱱᱦᱟ ᱵᱷᱤᱱᱰᱤ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱴᱤᱛ Nanha Bhindi Janatit • Tamil: கபோதம் Kapotam, கேடகம் Ketakam, ஒட்டுப்புழு Ottu-P-Pulu, புறாமுட்டி Puramutti • Telugu: బంకతుత్తర Bankatuttara, డెక్కి Dekki, చిరు సిత్రిక Chiru Sitrika, కుసాంగి Kusangi, తుత్తురు బెండ Tuthuru Benda • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟುರಕಿ Katturki Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Triumfetta rhomboidea    Family: Tiliaceae (Falsa family)
Synonyms: Triumfetta mollis, Triumfetta vahlii, Triumfetta trilocularis

Erect, woody herb or shrub 75-150 cm in height. Stems glabrous, longitudinally grooved. Leaves simple, alternate; blade ovate to rhomboid in shape with 3-5 lobes, sometimes nearly as wide as broad, and 2-10 cm long. Leaf margins irregularly serrate, leaf surfaces softly-pubescent with stellate hairs, blade palmately veined. Flowers small yellow clustered, clustered on the leaf axils. Five yellow, obovate petals about 5 mm long. Stamens 10-15. Fruit a subglobose bur with the body 3-4 mm in diameter, covered with 75-100 hooked spines 1.0 to 1.5 mm long. Burr Bush is widespread in Tropical Africa and Asia, including the Himalayas, at altitudes up to 1500 m.

Identification credit: Pravin Kawale Photographed in Maharashtra, Manipur & Arunachal Pradesh.

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