Corchorus olitorius (jute)
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Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Corchorus olitorius L.
Preferred Common Name
- jute
Other Scientific Names
- Corchorus catharticus Blanco
- Corchorus decemangularis Roxb.
- Corchorus lanceolatus Don
- Corchorus longicarpus Don
- Corchorus pseudo-olitorius Chatterjee
- Corchorus quinquelocularis Moench
International Common Names
- English: nalta jute; red jute
- Spanish: yute; yute de fruto alargado
- French: corète potagère; corette; jute
- Arabic: al-juta
- Chinese: huang ma
- Portuguese: juta
Local Common Names
- Bangladesh: pat
- Germany: Jute; Langkapsel- Jute; Nalta- Jute
- India: pat
- Italy: corcoro; corcoro ortense; corcoro siliquoso
- Japan: nagamitsunaso; Taiwantsunaso
- Pakistan: patsan
- Sierra Leone: krin-krin
- USA: jute
- West Africa: krin-krin
EPPO code
- CRGOL (Corchorus olitorius)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Malvales
- Family: Tiliaceae
- Genus: Corchorus
- Species: Corchorus olitorius
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
Last updated: 17 Dec 2021Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes |
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Africa |
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Cameroon | Present | Jute production (2008) 100 MT (F) | |||||
Egypt | Present | Jute production (2008) 2,200 MT (F) | |||||
Eritrea | Present | ||||||
Nigeria | Present | ||||||
Sudan | Present | Jute production (2008) 3,300 MT (F) | |||||
Togo | Present | ||||||
Zimbabwe | Present | Jute production (2008) 1,500 MT (F) | |||||
Asia |
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Bangladesh | Present | Jute production (2008) 848,715 MT | |||||
Bhutan | Present | Jute production (2008) 350 MT (F) | |||||
Cambodia | Present | Jute production (2008) 296 MT | |||||
China | Present | Jute production (2008) 48,000 MT (*) | |||||
-Fujian | Present | ||||||
India | Present | Jute production (2008) 1,846,000 MT | |||||
-Assam | Present | ||||||
-Bihar | Present | ||||||
-Uttar Pradesh | Present | ||||||
-West Bengal | Present | ||||||
Japan | Present | Jute production (2008) 0 MT (F) | |||||
Myanmar | Present | Jute production (2008) 30,000 MT (F) | |||||
Nepal | Present | Jute production (2008) 16,988 MT | |||||
Pakistan | Present | Jute production (2008) 20 MT (F) | |||||
Taiwan | Present | Introduced | 1896 | ||||
Thailand | Present | Jute production (2008) 5,000 MT (F) | |||||
Uzbekistan | Present | Jute production (2008) 20,000 MT (F) | |||||
Vietnam | Present | Jute production (2008) 8,800 MT | |||||
Yemen | |||||||
-Socotra | Present | Introduced | 2003 | ||||
North America |
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El Salvador | Present | Jute production (2008) 68 MT | |||||
South America |
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Brazil | Present | Jute production (2008) 5,967 MT | |||||
Peru | Present | Jute production (2008) 215 MT (F) |
References
Top of pageKabir AKMF, 1975. Jute Pests of Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Jute Research Institute.
Kundu, B. C., 1951. Origin of jute., Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding:95-99 pp.
Distribution References
FAO, 2009. FAOSTAT Database., Rome, Italy: FAO. http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home
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