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| Last Updated:: 04/09/2015

Fibre Crops

Fibre Crops
Fibre Crops
(Pollination Status :C - Cross pollination , OC-Often cross pollination, OS - Often self-pollinated, S-self pollinated , VP - Vegetatively propagated)
Sl. No
Scientific Name
Family
Common English Name
Local Name
Pollination Status
1 
Agave cantalaRoxb 
Agavaceae 
Cantala 
 
S 
2 
Bombax malabaricumDC. 
Bombacaceae 
Silk hemp 
Tera 
S 
3 
Corchorus capsularisL 
Tiliaceae 
Jute 
Patt, Narcha 
C 
4 
Crotalaria junceaL 
Papilionaceae 
Sunn or Bombay hemp 
San, Patua 
S 
5 
Gossypium arboreumL 
Malvaceae 
Asiatic cotton 
Lasing 
OS 
6 
Gossypium barbadenseL 
Malvaceae 
Egyptian or Sea Island cotton 
Lasing 
OS 
7 
Gossypium hirsutumL 
Malvaceae 
Upland cotton 
Lasing 
OS 
8 
Grossypium herbaceumL 
Malvaceae 
Broach cotton 
Lasing 
OS 
9 
Hibiscus cannabinusL 
Malvaceae 
Deccan or Madras hemp 
Shougri 
OC 
10 
Hibiscus sabdariffaL 
Malvaceae 
Jamaica sorrel or Rozelle 
Shilot shougri 
OS