Caesarweed - Urena lobata

Common Name :	Caesarweed, .
Binomial Name :	Urena lobata
Family :	Malvaceae
Bangla Name :	Jongli Ghagra.
Photo Taken :	Bangladesh

Name of the plant is Caesarweed (or Caesar's weed). It is common in Asian region. Binomial name of the plant is Urena lobata. This belongs to the plant family Malvaceae (Mallow family). It has several common names such as Flowered Chinese Burr, Congo Jute, etc. In Bangladesh this is known as Bon Dherosh, Bon Bhendi, Bon Okra, Jongli Ghagra, etc.





Caesarweed (Urena lobata) is an annual invasive weed plant that can grow up to 2 meters in height. Plant grows from a single stem but grows as bush. Its leafs are medium sized. Mature stem of the plant can be reddish in colour. This plant cannot grow under the trees or in shadow, also it doesn't like wet lands either. This invasive plant can grow very faster than its nearby competitors plants. This plant is slightly hairy.





Flowers of Caesarweed (Urena lobata) are small and purple/pink/rosy in colour. It has separated five petals. Ovary, filaments, stigma, etc are almost similar to other flowers from Malvaceae family (like a hibiscus flower). Small fruits are having hooks around it and those allow to entangle with the cloths or body of animals easily. As the flower of this weed is eye catching, some online shops are selling this plant for ornamental uses.

Fruit with soft curly spikes those can easily stuck to hair or cloth.

Photos of Caesarweed (Urena lobata) were taken from Moulvibazar (in September 2011) and Netrakona (in December 2011) of Bangladesh. In Bangla this plant is known as Bon Dherosh (বন ঢেঁড়শ), Bon Bhendi (বন ভেন্ডী), Bon Okra (বন ওকরা), Jongli Ghagra (জংলী ঘাগড়া), etc.


This article has written by Lonely Traveler,
for the blog https://icflora.blogspot.com/