Corchorus

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Corchorus
Corchorus olitorius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Grewioideae

About 40-100 species, including Corchorus olitorius, Corchorus capsularis, Corchorus erodiodes and Corchorus walcottii.

Different common names are used. Jute applies to the fiber produced from the plant, Mallow-leaves to the leaves used as a vegetable.

Chunks of information

  • The Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible mentions this vegetable potherb as "Jew's mallow".

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