• Common Name : Galkura
• Scientific Name : Corchorus olitorius
• Family : Tiliaceae
• Life cycle : Annual
• Place of collected : Faculty field, Puliyankulama, Anuradhapura
• Date of collected : 2009.08.08
• Morphological characters : Dark brown color woody stem.
Dark green color pointed leaves.
Yellow color flowers occurs al the terminal end.
• Propagation : Seeds
• Agricultural importance : Compete with crops for nutrition, water and solar radiation
• Uses : No specific use.