Corchorus aestuans
L.
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KOR-koh-rus -- from the Greek kore (eye pupil) and koreo (purge)
aestuans -- agitating or undulating
Aug 25, 2007 at Vaghbil, Thane
commonly known as: East Indian mallow, jute, West African mallow •
Bengali: তিক্ত পাট tikta pata •
Gujarati: ચાદરી ચુઙ્ચ chaadhari chunch •
Kannada: ಚುಂಚು ಗಿಡ chunchu gida •
Sanskrit: चुञ्चु chunchuh •
Telugu: నేల బెర nela bera, పట్ట patta
Native of: Mexico, tropical South America; naturalized in paleotropics
Regards.
Dinesh