Melochia corchorifolia, the chocolateweed, is a weedy tropical plant that is typically seen in the wastelands.

Sunny or dimly shaded humid regions of riversides, lakesides are its familiar natural habitats.

It’s simple, ovate leaves are normally arranged spirally with the margins very intensely serrated.

[3] The inflorescence of Melochia corchorifolia comprises crowded cymes with linear bracts.

It is also short-teethed and consists of petals of 8 mm long, white with yellow base inside.

Additionally, Melochia corchorifolia L is observed to be a host of fungal diseases, such as Rhizoctonia solani.

[4] Melochia corchorifolia was used as a source of fibre for making dillybags and other objects in the north-central Arnhem Land region.

For example, its leaves have been analyzed to have triterpenes (friedelin, friedelinol and β-amyrin), flavonol glycosides (hibifolin, triflin and melocorin), aliphatic compounds, flavonoids (vitexin and robunin), β-D-sitosterol β-D-glucoside and alkaloids.