Genus Corchorus L.


Summary
Genus number:
2918
Last updated:
5 June 2003
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Grewioideae
Common name(s):

jute
Accession count:

107 (45  active, 18  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Don, R. & S. Ducournau. 2018. International Seed Testing Association handbook on seedling evaluation Appendix 2:A2-3.
  2. Halford, D. A. 1995. Notes on Tiliaceae in Australia 2. A revision of the simple-haired species of the genus Corchorus L. Austrobaileya 4(3):297-320.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=2918. Accessed 2 October 2026.