Corchorus hirsutus

Corchorus hirsutus

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 hirsutus

Name

Corchorus hirsutus L-, 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Corchoropsis tomentosa Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 17: 11 (1903), nom. superfl.
  • Corchorus tomentosus Thunb. in Fl. Jap.: 228 (1784), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Corchorus arenarius' Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 339 (1823)
  • Corchorus detersilis Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 457 (1913)
  • Corchorus frutescens Lam. in Encycl. 2: 105 (1786)
  • Corchorus lanuginosus Macfad. in Fl. Jamaica 1: 108 (1837)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional:Caribbeana Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is Regional:Northern South America Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Introduced into: Florida References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 530. 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Corchorus hirsutus 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 hirsutus. 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 hirsutus. Published online. Accessed: September 19 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Corchorus hirsutus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 September 2023.

Vernacular names

English: jackswitch

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