Corchorus capsularis (also known as patsun), commonly known as white jute,[2] is a shrub species in the family Malvaceae.

[3] Corchorus capsularis is an erect, annual shrub, with acute leaves, yellow five-petaled flowers and growing to two or more metres in height.

[3] It probably originated in China but is now grown in Bangladesh and India, and found spread across much of tropical Africa.

The world production is concentrated in India and Bangladesh, where the crop grows well in the Ganges and Brahmaputra floodplains and delta region.

[5] The leaves and shoots of this plant are widely eaten in salads when young and are used as a cooked leafy vegetable when older.