jute mallow

Common NamesEwedu / ayoyo, Khbiza / bekoula, ademe, ayoyo, boulvaka leaves, crain crain, fakkou, fakoye, jute mallow, kelen kelen le... More
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jute mallow is commonly consumed in 31 countries.
Burkina Faso
Common name: boulvaka leaves
Ivory Coast
Common name: kplala
Cameroon
Common name: kelen kelen leaves
Central African Republic
Common name: ngoussa leaves, kelen kelen leaves
Chad
Common name: molokhia or keleng keleng
Kenya
Common name: mrenda
Mali
Common name: fakoye
Morocco
Common name: Khbiza / bekoula
Niger
Common name: fakkou
Nigeria
Common name: Ewedu / ayoyo
Yemen
Common name: molokhia
Japan
Common name: moroheiya
South Sudan
Common name: Molokhia
Ghana
Common name: ademe, ayoyo
Sierra Leone
Common name: crain crain
jute mallow
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Family
Malvaceae
Species
Corchorus olitorius
Part Consumed
Leaves, Fruits
Center of Origin
South Asia