Corchorus depressus

Corchorus depressus

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 depressus

Name

Corchorus depressus (L.) Peterm., 1845.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Antichorus depressus L. in Mant. Pl. 1: 64 (1767)
  • Corchorus antichorus Raeusch. in Nomencl. Bot. Pl. Illustr., ed. 3: 158 (1797), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Corchorus humilis Munro in R.H.Beddome, Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. 3(4): 5, t. 1073 (1846 [Sep 1846]), nom. illeg.
  • Corchorus microphyllus Fresen. in Mus. Senckenberg. 2: 156 (1837)
  • Corchorus prostratus Royle in Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 103 (1834)
  • Jussiaea edulis Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 210 (1775)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate Regional:Central Asia Afghanistan, Pakistan Regional:Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Yemen Regional: Indian peninsular India, West Himalaya Regional:Southwestern Asia Iran, Sinai Continental: Africa Regional:Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritani Regional:Macaronesia Canary Is., Cape Verde Regional:Central Africa Chad, Mali, Niger Regional:Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Petermann, W.L. 1838–1845. Das Pflanzenreich: in vollständigen Beschreibungen aller wichtigen Gewächse dargestellt, nach dem natürlichen Systeme geordnet, und durch naturgetreue Abbildungen erläutert. Leipzig; Eduard Eisenach. Hathitrust Reference page. : 924

Additional references

• Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Corchorus depressus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 September 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Corchorus depressus. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2023 September 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Corchorus depressus. Published online. Accessed September 19 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Corchorus depressus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 19 September 2023.

Vernacular names

العربية: السطاحة

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