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Corchorus is a member of the family Tiliaceae. The family has 50 genera and there are 100 species of Corchorus. Although there are many fibres in the stems of several species of Corchorus, only C. capsularis and C. olitorius are grown commercially.
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© 1982 D. M. Catling and J. E. Grayson
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Catling, D., Grayson, J. (1982). Jute. In: Identification of Vegetable Fibres. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8070-2_7
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