Tossa Jute
Corchorus olitorius
Also known as Jew's Mallow, Nalta Jute
About Tossa Jute
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 adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Corchorus olitorius
- Genus
- Corchorus
- Family
- TILIACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Weed of cultivated fields
- Native to
- Tropics
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- पाट Pat, पाट साग Pat-sag, Mithapat
- Bengali
- ভুংগীপাট Bhungipat, তোষা পাট
- Tamil
- Punaku, Peratti, பிண்ணாக்கு கீரை
- Telugu
- Parinta
- Marathi
- मोटीछूंछ Motichhunchh, बनपात Banpat
Tiliaceae
Lime tree/Jute family
Tossa Jute belongs to the Tiliaceae family.
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