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Malvaceae

Jute

Corchorus capsularis L.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Corchorus

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Jute: Jute - Corchorus capsularis
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Common names

By language (17)
Arabic
جوت
Azerbaijani
Girdəmeyvə cut
Bangla
সাদা পাট
Basque
Jute
Catalan
Jute
Chinese
黃麻, 黄麻, 角果黄麻, 黄麻叶, 黄麻子, 黄麻根, 黄麻灰, 油麻葉
English
Jute, Jew's marrow
hsb
Aziski konopjowc
Indonesian
Yute
Japanese
コウマ, オウマ, ツナソ, ムアイン, 綱麻, 黄麻
Javanese
Yute
Korean
황마, 무아인
Marathi
ताग
nan
Muâ-ínn, Môa-íⁿ, Iû-muâ-hio̍h, Iû-môa-hio̍h
Polish
Juta torebkowa
Portuguese
Juta
syl
ꠔꠤꠔꠣ ꠘꠣꠟꠤ

Synonyms

  • Corchorus cordifolius Salisb.
  • Corchorus marua Buch.-Ham.
  • Rhizanota cannabina Lour. ex Gomes Mach.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.