Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Malvales > Malvaceae > Corchorus > Corchorus olitoriusCorchorus olitorius (nalta jute)Synonyms: Corchorus catharticus; Corchorus decemangularis; Corchorus lanceolatus; Corchorus longicarpus; Corchorus malchairi; Corchorus malchairii; Corchorus olitorius f. grandifolius; Corchorus olitorius incisifolius; Corchorus olitorius malchairii; Corchorus olitorius var. australiensis; Corchorus olitorius var. incisifolius; Corchorus olitorius var. malchairi; Corchorus quinquelocularis Corchorus olitorius, commonly known as Nalta jute, tossa jute, Jew's mallow, West African sorrel and bush okra, is a species of shrub in the family Malvaceae. It is the primary source of jute fibre. 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. |
Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | Leaf Type [2] | Evergreen | Lifespan [1] | Annual/Perennial | Pollinators [1] | Insects, Lepidoptera | Structure [2] | Herb | Usage [1] | A fibre is obtained from the stems, it is the main source of jute; The fibre is somewhat coarse and is used mainly for sackcloth etc; The stems are harvested when the plant is in flower and are then retted (allowed to begin to rot) so that the fibre can be extracted; This species tends to branch making fibre extraction more difficult; Growing the plants very close together will prevent some of the branching. If used in making paper, the fibres are cooked for 2 hours with lye and then ball milled for 4 |  | Height [1] | 11.48 feet (3.5 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Corchorus olitorius |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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