Name: Mulakhiyah
Scientific name: Corchorus olitorius
Type: Herb
Color: Green,Yellow
Habitat: Sandy Areas
Size: 300 cm
Conservation status:
Introduced
Description:
Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Feb–May. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional as a weed of crops. Uses: The leaves are used as a vegetable to make the Arabic dish mulakhiyah. A number of medicinal uses are listed by Rizk & El-Ghazaly.
