Here is a link for details of *Corchorus olitorius* or *Banpat*: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Corchorus_olitorius.html Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jute
*White jute (Corchorus capsularis)* In several historical documents (especially, *Ain-e-Akbari<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain-e-Akbari> * by Abul Fazal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu%27l-Fazl_ibn_Mubarak> in 1590) during the era of Mughal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_Empire> Emperor <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mughal_emperors> Akbar<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar>(1542–1605) states that the poor villagers of India <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India> used to wear clothes made of jute. Simple handlooms and hand spinning wheels were used by the weavers, who used to spin cotton yarns as well. History also states that Indians, especially Bengalis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_people>, used ropes and twines made of white jute from ancient times for household and other uses. Tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius) Tossa jute (*Corchorus olitorius<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corchorus_olitorius> *) is an Afro-Arabian variety. It is quite popular for its leaves that are used as an ingredient in an okra <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okra> slimy Arabian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab> potherb<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_vegetable>called *molokhiya* (ملوخية<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%A9>a word of doubtful etymology). The Jewish <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew> Book of Job<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Job>mentions this vegetable potherb as *Jew's mallow*. Tossa jute fibre is softer, silkier, and stronger than white jute. This variety astonishingly showed good sustainability in the climate of the Ganges Delta <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges_Delta>. Along with white jute, tossa jute has also been cultivated in the soil of Bengal<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal>from the start of the 19th century. Currently, the Bengal region (West Bengal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal>, India, and Bangladesh<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh>) is the largest global producer of the tossa jute variety. On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 8:54 PM, sanal nair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Hi Neil and Kiran, > The second one is Corchorus olitorius or Banpat > > Regards, > > Sanal Nair > On 9/11/08, Kiran Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Two flowers photographed in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai:- > > > > > > > > 1050161 & 1050161-1 : Identity please? > > > > > > > > 105059 - Melocia corchorifolia, Chocolate Weed > > > > > > > > 1050154 & 1050155 - identity please? > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Kiran Srivastava > > > > Mumbai > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
