''Triumfetta rhomboidea'', commonly known as diamond burbark
or Chinese bur, is a shrub that is extensively naturalised in tropical regions.
It is thought that to have come to Australia from China.
[ Its bark—sometimes called burbark--makes a kind of ]jute
Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus ''Corchorus'', which is in the mallow family Malvaceae. The primary source of the fiber is ''Corchorus olit ...
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The taxon was first formally described in 1760 by botanist Nikolaus von Jacquin.
Description
Various sources give the number of stamens as being between 8 and 15.[
The fruit is round to slightly ovoid][ and about in diameter with smooth spines which are about long.][
The stems are covered in star-shaped ( stellate) hairs.][
Its embryology was described by Venkata Rao in 1952.][
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References
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Grewioideae
Flora naturalised in Australia
Taxa named by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin