Corchorus
Sign in to saveCorchorus is a genus of about 40–100 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.
Taxonomy · GBIF
Japanese Kerria
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
Observations9,711
Groupplantae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Grewioideae
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- Corchorus acutangulus Blanco1.141.png
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9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Uses
- Fiber
- Food
- See also
- References
- External links
Corchorus is a genus of about 40–100 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.
Different common names are used in different contexts, with jute applying to the fiber produced from the plant, and jute mallow leaves for the leaves used as a vegetable.