Corchorus

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: C. aestuans – C. africanus – C. angolensis – C. aquaticus – C. argillicola – C. asplenifolius – C. aulacocarpus – C. baldaccii – C. brevicornutus – C. capsularis – C. carnarvonensis – C. chrozophorifolius – C. cinerascens – C. confusus – C. congener – C. cunninghamii – C. deccanensis – C. depressus – C. drysdalensis – C. elachocarpus – C. elderi – C. erodioides – C. fascicularis – C. foliosus – C. gillettii – C. hamatus – C. hirsutus – C. hirtus – C. hygrophilus – C. incanus – C. junodii – C. kirkii – C. laniflorus – C. lasiocarpus – C. leptocarpus – C. longipedunculatus – C. macropetalus – C. macropterus – C. merxmuelleri – C. mitchellensis – C. neocaledonicus – C. obclavatus – C. olitorius – C. orinocensis – C. parviflorus – C. parvifolius – C. pascuorum – C. pinnatipartitus – C. psammophilus – C. pseudo-olitorius – C. pseudocapsularis – C. puberulus – C. pumilio – C. reynoldsiae – C. saxatilis – C. schimperi – C. sericeus – C. siamensis – C. sidoides – C. siliquosus – C. subargentus – C. sublatus – C. sulcatus – C. tectus – C. thozetii – C. tiniannensis – C. tirunelveliensis – C. tomentellus – C. torresianus – C. tridens – C. trilocularis – C. urticifolius – C. velutinus – C. walcottii

Name

Corchorus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 529. (1753)

Type species: Corchorus olitorius L., Sp. Pl. 1: 529. (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Antichorus L. in Mant. Pl. 1: 9 (1767)
- Antiphyla Raf. in New Fl. 4: 16 (1838)
- Caricteria Scop. in Intr. Hist. Nat.: 104 (1777)
- Ceratocoreta (DC.) Rchb. in Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 303 (1837)
- Coreta P.Browne in Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 147 (1756)
- Ganja Rchb. in Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 303 (1837)
- Guazumoides (DC.) Rchb. in Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst.: 303 (1837)
- Maerlensia Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 231 (1829)
- Nettoa Baill. in Adansonia 6: 238 (1866)
- Oceanopapaver Guillaumin in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 79: 226 (1932)
- Rhizanota Lour. ex Gomes Mach. in Mem. Acad. Real Sci. Lisboa, 2 Cl. Sci. Moraes, n.s., 4(1): 29 (1868)
- Riddellia Raf. in New Fl. 4: 15, 111 (1838)
- Scorpia Ewart & A.H.K.Petrie in Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, n.s., 38: 169 (1926)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropics & Subtropics
- - Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Turkmenistan, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Aldabra, Arizona, Central American Pac, Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Cyprus, Georgia, Jawa, Korea, Louisiana, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mississippi, Morocco, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, Society Is., Texas, Tunisia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 529. Reference page.

Additional references

Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Corchorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Corchorus. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 23 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Corchorus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Dec. 2020.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Джут
български: Юта
English: Jute Mallow
suomi: Juutit
polski: Juta