Corchorus occurs as genus of astir 40-100 metal money of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and semitropical regions throughout the world. Different most common list come utilized inside different contexts, sustaining Jute applying to the fibre produced from a plant, & Melokhia (as an alternative spelled Molokhiya, Molohiya, Mulukhiyah, Molehiya or even Molocheiya; Arabic: ملوخية) applied to the leaves used as a vegetable. More list include Bush Okra, Nalta jute, Jute Mallow, & Jew's Mallow.

It is tall, unremarkably annual herbs, reaching a height of Two-Four m, unbranching or even by owning just two or three side branches. A leaves are alternate, elementary, lancelike, Five-15 cm yearn, by owning an acuminate tip & the finely saw-toothed or even lobate margin. A flowers are little (Two-Three cm across) & yellow, by owning 5 flower petal; a fruit is a many-seeded capsule.

Uses
View Jute for details about a fibre crop production.

Young Melokhia leaves come utilized as a green leaf vegetable, used (principally Corchorus olitorius) around southern Asia, Egypt and Cyprus and also (principally Corchorus capsularis) within Japan and China. It has the mucilaginous (somewhat "slimy") texture when blanched briefly. A seeds come likewise utilized when flavourer, & an herbal tea is made from either a dried leaves. Melokhia is eaten widely inside Egypt. It can develop been bring around Palestine (Palestinian cuisine), Syria and Jordan, where these are usually mass produced into the stew served above polished rice & boiled chicken, by Egyptian migratory workers.