Corchorus capsularis L.

 
  • Family : TILIACEAE
    (LINDEN FAMILY OR JUTE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Corchorus capsularis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Corchorus capsularis L.
  • Common name : Jute, White Jute
  • Vernacular name : Pat, Tita pat, Narcha (Hin.); Senabu (Kan.); Jhutto (Ori.); Nadika (San.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : May-November
  • Native : Tropics
  • Comments : Cultivated for its fibre (jute fibre) in most tropical countries.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Tropics & sub-tropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Corchorus capsularis. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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