Corchorus olitorius(CRGOL)
Overview Code created in: 2004-04-06
- EPPO Code: CRGOL
- Preferred name: Corchorus olitorius
- Authority: Linnaeus
A plant of ancient cultivation which may have originated in Asia (Central Asia, India, China, Indochina, Malesia) or in tropical Africa, and is now widespread in both continents. Primarily used as a fibre crop (jute), but also cultivated as a leafy vegetable. Introduced in Mexico, Caribbean, South American (Peru, eastern Brazil)
Draft genome sequence published in 2010
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| bush okra | English |
| Egyptian spinach | English |
| Jew's mallow | English |
| long-fruited jute | English |
| melokhia | English |
| molochia | English |
| pot-herb jute | English |
| red jute | English |
| Tossa jute | English |
| West African sorrel | English |
| Langkapseljute | German |
| Naltajute | German |
| corette | French |
| jute | French |
| mauve des juifs | French |
| mélochie | French |
| yute de fruto alargado | Spanish |
| corcoro ortense | Italian |
| corcoro siliquoso | Italian |
| malva dei giardini | Italian |
| jute | Dutch |
| juta | Portuguese |
| melóquia | Portuguese |
| moroheiya | Japanese |
| nagami-tsunaso | Japanese |
| taiwan-tsunaso | Japanese |
| タイワンツナソ | Japanese |
| ナガミツナソ | Japanese |
| モロヘイヤ | Japanese |
| mühliye | Turkish |
| mallucheyah ne'echelet | Hebrew |
| מַלּוּכְיָה נֶאֱכֶלֶת | Hebrew |
| מַלּוּכְיָה נֶאֱכֶלֶת | Hebrew |
| cháng shuò huáng má | Chinese |
| 长蒴黄麻 | Chinese |
| iută | Romanian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Malvids (
1MAVD )
Order
Malvales (
1MAVO )
Family
Malvaceae (
1MAVF )
Subfamily
Grewioideae (
1GRWS )
Genus
Corchorus (
1CRGG )
Species
Corchorus olitorius (
CRGOL )