Corchorus

Corchorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Grewioideae
Genus:	Corchorus; L.
Species
	About 40–100 species, including: Corchorus aestuans; Corchorus capsularis; Corchorus carnarvonensis; Corchorus cunninghamii; Corchorus erodioides; Corchorus junodi; Corchorus olitorius; Corchorus sidoides; Corchorus siliquosus; Corchorus tridens; Corchorus walcottii;

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.^[1]

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.

^ Stewart Robert Hinsley. "The Corchorus (Jute) Pages". Malvaceae Info. Retrieved September 10, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[malv-1] Stewart Robert Hinsley. "The Corchorus (Jute) Pages". Malvaceae Info. Retrieved September 10, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

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