Corchorus
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.
Species
Japanese Kerria
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin
Observations9,711
Use: Two Asiatic species (Corchorus olitorius L. and C
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Research
400 papers- Corchorus tridens L.: A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Nutritional Content and Pharmacological Properties.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
Article
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.