Jew’s mallow

Jute is made from the bast fibers from Corchorus olitorus or C. capsullaris, also called Jew s mallow. The roots of these plants are used as food in Southeast Asia, and root ends, or jute cuttings, are used to make paper. 

Found in the edible fungus Armillaria mellea. Constit. of bark, stem and leaf of jute (Corchorus capsularis and Corchorus olitorius (Jew s mallow)), bark, stem and leaf of the pigeon pea plant (Cajanus cajan) also traces found in the lichen Parmotrema cetratum. 

Jute Corchorus capsularis (also called Jew s mallow) China, India, Bangladesh Plants range from 9-19 mm in diameter and 1.5-3.7 m in height, with small yellow flowers 14... 

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