Corchorus

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Name (Latin)
Corchorus
See Also From tracing topical name
Tiliaceae
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q161489
Library of congress: sh 88004900
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Nassar, N.L. Bibliografia de juta, Corchorus capsularis L., C. olitorius L., 1980.
  • Web. 3.
  • Hortus 3.
  • Ind. nom. gen. (plant.)
  • Engler Syl. Pflanz.:p. 309.
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Wikipedia description:

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.

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