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Corchorus olitorius
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mulukhiyah, Nalta jute, Molokheyya, Molokhia, Mulukhiyyah, Molokhiyya, Jew's mallow, Denje'c'jute
species of plant
Species
Jute
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
Chile Central
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 977
- With media
- 910
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Collections
- CAS, ANSP, MEL, INECOL, CM, CDA
- Recorded in
- China, United States, Thailand, India, Mexico, Tanzania, Pakistan, Haiti
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Encyclopedic overview
Jute mallow or Jew's mallow or Mallow leaves or Nalita jute (Corchorus olitorius, also known as "Jute leaves", "Tossa jute", "Mloukheyeh" "muteezi", "lunkomba", "ewedu", "saluyot", and "West African sorrel") is a species of shrub in the family Malvaceae. Together with C. capsularis it is the primary source of jute fiber. The leaves and young fruits are used as a vegetable, the dried leaves are used for tea and as a soup thickener, and the seeds are edible.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Corchorus olitorius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.