*Corchorus olitorius * L. - *KOR-koh-rus* -- from the Greek *kore* (eye pupil) and *koreo* (purge) *oli-TOR-ee-us* -- from Latin *(h)olitorius*
[image: Corchorus olitorius]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1459401640%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdQkHEmrgSVktUV99UlcC1sh3Bknw> Sep 29, 2007 ... somewhere in Pune *commonly known as*: bristly-leaved Jew's mallow, nalta jute, tossa jute • * Assamese*: মৰা শাক mara shaak, তিতা মৰা tita mara • *Bengali*: মিঠা পাট meetha pat • *Gujarati*: છુઙ્છો chhunchho, ચુઙ્ચિયો chunchio • *Hindi*: मिठा पाट mitha paat, पाट paat, पाट साग pat-sag, पटसन patsan, पट्ट patta, तोश पाट tosha paat • *Kannada*: ಚುಂಚಳಿ ಗಿಡ chunchali gida • *Konkani*: बनपट banpat • *Manipuri*: limon • *Marathi*: मोठी चुंच mothi chunch • *Nepalese*: पाट् pat • *Oriya*: kaunria • *Sanskrit*: महाचञ्चु mahachanchu, पट्टशाकः pattashaakah • *Tamil*: காட்டுத்துத்தி kattuttuti, பெரும்பிண்ணாக்குக்கீரை perumpinnakkukkirai • *Telugu*: పేరంటాలికూర perantalikura *Native of*: India, Pakistan, perhaps native elsewhere in tropical Asia; naturalized in tropics - [image: Nalta Jute]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1459407118%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzflEEWo_9wthc1YiBvRooC-enwtnA>... Sep 29, 2007 ... somewhere in Pune - [image: Banpat (Konkani: बनपट)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5145943641%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdTV1o4WNGx4qCpN250IlyznYjnng>... Oct 30, 2010 at vaghbil, Thane - [image: Patta (Hindi: पट्ट)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1778154327%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc2fZnpslmec1OW_MVq4xapRXZntg>... Oct 27, 2007 at vaghbil, Thane - ... more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Corchorusolitorius&m=tags Regards. Dinesh
