Corchorus hirtus

Corchorus hirtus

Corchorus hirtus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Grewioideae
Tribus: Apeibeae
Genus: Corchorus
Species: Corchorus hirtus

Name

Corchorus hirtus L., 1762

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Antiphyla serrata Raf. in New Fl. 4: 16 (1838)
  • Corchorus biflorus Sessé & Moc. in Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 131 (1894)
  • Corchorus bullatus J.Jacq. in Ecl. Pl. Rar. 2: t. 163 (1844)
  • Corchorus hirtus f. adscendens K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 128 (1886)
  • Corchorus hirtus var. argentinensis Rodrigo in Notas Mus. La Plata, Bot. 13: 287 (1948)
  • Corchorus hirtus var. brasiliensis K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 127 (1886)
  • Corchorus hirtus var. cuyabensis K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 127 (1886)
  • Corchorus hirtus var. glabellus A.Gray in Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1): 342 (1897)
  • Corchorus hirtus f. hilarianus K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 128 (1886)
  • Corchorus hirtus f. humilis K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 128 (1886)
  • Corchorus hirtus f. longepetiolatus Monteiro in Lilloa 3: 249 (1938)
  • Corchorus hirtus var. martii K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 128 (1886)
  • Corchorus hirtus var. pilolobus (Link) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 128 (1886)
  • Corchorus hirtus var. pilosus (Kunth) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 127 (1886)
  • Corchorus hirtus var. villosissima K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 128 (1886)
  • Corchorus humilis A.St.-Hil. in Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 280 (1828)
  • Corchorus lasiolobus Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 583 (1825)
  • Corchorus mompoxensis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 338 (1823)
  • Corchorus pilolobus Link in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 72 (1822)
  • Corchorus pilosus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 338 (1823)
  • Corchorus tetrangulus Langsd. in Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 168 (1828)
  • Corchorus tortipes A.St.-Hil. in Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 281 (1828)
  • Corchorus villosissimus A.St.-Hil. in Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 280 (1828)
  • Maerlensia hirsuta Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 231 (1829)
  • Riddellia antiphyla Raf. in New Fl. 4: 16 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional:Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay Regional:Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional:Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional:Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional:Central America Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional:Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional:Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Society Is., Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus I: 747. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O., Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C.F.S. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348. ISBN 978-1-930723-70-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 2, Asteraceae); ResearchGate (Vol. 2, pp. 1581–1627, Bignoniaceae) . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Corchorus hirtus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Corchorus hirtus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Corchorus hirtus. Published online. Accessed: September 19 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Corchorus hirtus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 September 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Corchorus hirtus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

English: Orinoco jute

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