Corchorus hirtus

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Family:	MALVACEAE
Species:	Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus
Common Name:	Orinoco Jute; Hairy Jute
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	**
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	MALVACEAE - Mallow family
Genus	Corchorus
Species	Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus - Orinoco Jute; Hairy Jute

Citation

Citation	CORCHORUS HIRTUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 747. 1762.
Basionym:	**
Type:	"America meridionali", without data (lectotype: Plumier, Nov. Pl. Amer. t. 103(2). 1703). Lectotypified by Bornstein, in R. A. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Dicot. 2: 191. 1989.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Corchorus hirtus var. brasiliensis	Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus, var. brasiliensis K. Schumann, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 12(3): 127. 1886.		BRAZIL
Corchorus hirtus var. martii	Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus, var. martii K. Schumann, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 12(3): 128. 1886.		BRAZIL
Corchorus hirtus var. pilolobus	Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus, var. pilolobus (Link) K. Schumann, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 12(3): 128. 1886.	Corchorus pilolobus Link 1822.
Corchorus hirtus var. pilosus	Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus, var. pilosus (Kunth) K. Schumann, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 12(3): 127. 1886.	Corchorus pilosus Kunth 1822.
Corchorus hirtus var. villosissimus	Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus, var. villosissimus (A. Saint-Hilaire) K. Schumann, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 12(3): 128. 1886.	Corchorus villosissimus A. Saint-Hilaire 1827.
Corchorus humilis	Corchorus humilis A. Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 280. 1827.		BRAZIL
Corchorus pilolobus	Corchorus pilolobus Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 72. 1822.
Corchorus pilosus	Corchorus pilosus Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 338, t. 487. 1822.		COLOMBIA
Corchorus villosissimus	Corchorus villosissimus A. Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 279. 1827.		BRAZIL
Maerlensia hirsuta	Maerlensia hirsuta Vellozo, Fl. Flumin. 231. 1829 ("1825").		BRAZIL
Corchorus hirtus var. glabellus	Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus, var. glabellus A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 342. 1897.
Corchorus orinocensis	Corchorus orinocensis Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 337. 1822.		VENEZUELA: Bolívar: Angostura (Ciudad Bolívar), s.d., Humboldt & Bonpland s.n. (holotype: P).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Marengo, Mobile, Tuscaloosa

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1944 - 1985

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UNA00010702	Tuscaloosa	04 Jun 1985	Owings, Beth 68	UNA Corchorus orinocensis Kunth
UNA00010796	Tuscaloosa	25 Aug 1944	Harper, Roland M. 3975	UNA Corchorus orinocensis Kunth
USAM000014958	Baldwin	15 Nov 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11889	USAM Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus
UWAL0011178	Marengo	12 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 3686	UWAL Corchourus hirtus Linnaeus
USAM000014956	Mobile	05 Nov 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11845	USAM Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus
TROY000037206	Marengo	12 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 3686	TROY Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus
SAMF0001890	Tuscaloosa	04 Sep 1979	Davenport, Lawrence J. 1593	SAMF Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus
USAM000014957	Baldwin	25 Oct 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11777	USAM Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus

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For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 3/17/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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