Corchorus
(from koreo, to purge, and kore, the pupil; in allusion to the supposed medicinal qualities of C. olitorius). ORD. Tiliaceae. A genus of small shrubs or herbs. Peduncles opposite the leaves or axillary, one, two, or three-flowered; corolla yellow, small. Leaves simple, serrated, covered with simple or stellate hairs. C. capsularis (Jute Plant) and C. olitorius are stove annuals, natives of India, both attaining a height of 6ft. They have no horticultural value.