chanvre de Calcutta vs Jute

Corchorus capsularis compared with Corchorus aestuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chanvre de Calcutta	Jute
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malvales (Malvales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family same	Malvaceae	Malvaceae
Genus same	Corchorus	Corchorus
Species	Corchorus capsularis	Corchorus aestuans

Evolutionary Relationship

chanvre de Calcutta and Jute share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Corchorus.

Conservation Status

chanvre de Calcutta

NE — Not Evaluated

Jute

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chanvre de Calcutta	Jute
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chanvre de Calcutta

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Jute

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇬 Madagascar