About Jute
Corchorus capsularis (also known as patsun), commonly known as white jute, is a shrub species in the family Malvaceae. It is one of the sources of jute fibre, considered to be of finer quality than fibre from Corchorus olitorius, the main source of jute. The leaves are used as a foodstuff and the leaves, unripe fruit and the roots are used in traditional medicine.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Corchorus capsularis
- Genus
- Corchorus
- Family
- TILIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded deciduous forests, along water courses
- Native to
- Tropics
- Distribution
- Tropical Countries
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- पट्ट शाक patta shaak
- Bengali
- কোষ্টা koshta, সাদা পাট
- Tamil
- நறுவல்லி naru-valli
- Kannada
- ಸೆಣಬು Senabu, ಒಳ್ಳೆಸೆಣಬು Olle senabu, ಮುಂಜಿ Munji
- Marathi
- चोंचे chonche, इसबंद isabanda, क्षुद्र चंचु kshudra chanchu
Botanical family
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Jute belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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