Jute or saluyot PRODUCT NAME
Corchorus olitorius L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Jute or saluyot |
| Local Name: | Pasau (Zambales, Tagalog); Saluyot, Saluyut, Saloyot (Ilocos Sur, Union, Pangasinan); Tagabang (Manila, Bisaya); Taka magindanau, Yaka (Cotabato). |
| Family: | Tiliaceae |
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| Product Description: | A smooth, erect, half-woody shrub, 1-1.5m in height. The leaves are pointed at the tip and have tail-like projections at the base. The flowers are small and yellow. The fruit is a rather slender pod about 3-3.5cm long |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | A weed found in wet places in settled areas of the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets |
| Uses: | Young leaves eaten as vegetable |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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