This is an illustration of Jute Mallow, which has records of being used as food by ancient Egyptians and Jews since classical antiquity.
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
< scientific name >
Corchorus olitorius
< common name >
jute mallow, nalta jute, Jew's mallow, tossa jute
< extra >
Molokhia
Plantae Category
< family >
Malvaceae
< genus >
Corchorus
< species >
Corchorus olitorius
Origin
< place >
The Near and Middle East
