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Corchorus olitorius (species)


Identification code: 300375517



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  • nalta jute
  • tossa jute

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Species of herbaceous plant found in India, Africa, and the Middle East. It is used for fiber, and also for the leaves as food, an ingredient in a sticky Middle Eastern herbal dish, molokhiya. The Biblical Book of Job mentions this food. The leaves and young shoots are eaten as a vegetable in Europe. C. olitorius fiber is softer, silkier, and stronger than white jute, C. capsularis.

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