Corchorus olitorius
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KOR-koh-rus -- from the Greek kore (eye pupil) and koreo (purge)
oli-TOR-ee-us -- from Latin (h)olitorius
Sep 29, 2007 ... somewhere in Pune
commonly known as: bristly-leaved Jew's mallow, nalta jute, tossa jute •
Assamese: মৰা শাক mara shaak, তিতা মৰা tita mara •
Bengali: মিঠা পাট meetha pat •
Gujarati: છુઙ્છો chhunchho, ચુઙ્ચિયો chunchio •
Hindi: मिठा पाट mitha paat, पाट paat, पाट साग pat-sag, पटसन patsan, पट्ट patta, तोश पाट tosha paat •
Kannada: ಚುಂಚಳಿ ಗಿಡ chunchali gida •
Konkani: बनपट banpat •
Manipuri: limon •
Marathi: मोठी चुंच mothi chunch •
Nepalese: पाट् pat •
Oriya: kaunria •
Sanskrit: महाचञ्चु mahachanchu, पट्टशाकः pattashaakah •
Tamil: காட்டுத்துத்தி kattuttuti, பெரும்பிண்ணாக்குக்கீரை perumpinnakkukkirai •
Telugu: పేరంటాలికూర perantalikura
Native of: India, Pakistan, perhaps native elsewhere in tropical Asia; naturalized in tropics
Regards.
Dinesh