*Corchorus capsularis * L. - *KOR-koh-rus* -- from the Greek *kore* (eye pupil) and *koreo* (purge) *kap-SYOO-lair-iss* -- with capsules
[image: Corchorus capsularis]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5001305158%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdL73dLLqRUgnwLXjDeeTigq6pmmw> Sep 18, 2010 at Vaghbil, Thane *commonly known as*: white jute • *Assamese*: মৰা শাক mara shaak, তিতা মৰা tita mara • *Bengali*: কোষ্টা koshta • *Gujarati*: બોર ચુઙ્ચી bor chunchi • *Hindi*: पट्ट शाक patta shaak, निरचा OR निर्चा nircha, निरजा niraja • * Kannada*: ಸೆಣಬು senabu • *Konkani*: तुपकटी tupkati • *Marathi*: चोंचे chonche, इसबंद isabanda, क्षुद्र चंचु kshudra chanchu • *Sanskrit*: कालशाकम् kalashaakam • *Tamil*: நறுவல்லி naru-valli *Distribution*: (probable origin s China); widely naturalized and cultivated in tropics - [image: Koshta (Bengali: কোষ্টা)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2958595100%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzegkl6_lxkVgtNjuQUYrHnchbo9Bg>... Oct 19, 2008 at Vaghbil, Thane - [image: White Jute]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5001305942%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeJZYZrkewHEgADdzrSBrDMVqBEwA>... Sep 18, 2010 at vaghbil, Thane - [image: Senabu (Kannada: ಸೆಣಬು)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5001314274%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdWZRRyrPfGpwo9mVq0KkH0KP0VPw>... Sep 18, 2010 at vaghbil, Thane - ... more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Corchoruscapsularis&m=tags Regards. Dinesh
