Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CORCHORUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 529. 1753.
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TYPE: Corchorus olitorius Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 511. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corchorus aestuans | JUTE | Not Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Corchorus hirsutus | JACKSWITCH; WOOLLY CORCHORUS; CADILLO | Not Native | ||
| Corchorus hirtus | RED JUTE | Native | ||
| Corchorus siliquosus | SLIPPERY BURR | Native FAC (NWPL) |
Identification Key
1. Stems, leaves, and fruits densely pubescent to tomentose, hairs stellate; capsules subglobose to short-ellipsoid
1. Stems, leaves, and fruits glabrous to hirsute, hairs simple; capsules cylindric
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2. Leaf blade sometimes with setaceous-awned teeth at the base; sepals awned; fruit 3-4 locular, each part terminated by a bifid awn
2. Leaf blade without setaceous-awned teeth; sepals without awns; fruit 2-locular, awnless or each part 2-awned
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3. tems puberulent in lines, hairs retrorse, blunt-tipped; capsules terete, sparsely to moderately strigose to strigulose, distally abruptly constricted to beaklike apex, awnless; sepals hirsute; stamens 15-25
3. Stems short-pilose in 1(-2) lines, hairs erect, sharp-tipped; capsules flattened, minutely hirtellous to hispidulous, distally subtruncate, each valve 2-awned; sepals glabrous; stamens 50-70
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antichorus | Antichorus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 2: 264. 1767; Mant. Pl. 9, 64. 1767. | TYPE: Antichorus depressus Linnaeus | |
| Caricteria | Caricteria Scopoli, Intr. Hist. Nat. 104. 1777. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Ganja | Ganja (de Candolle) Reichenbach, Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 303. 1837. | BASIONYM: Corchorus Linnaeus, sect. Ganja de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 505. 1824. | TYPE: Corchorus capsularis Linnaeus |
| Maerlensia | Maerlensia Vellozo, Fl. Flumin. 231. 1829 ("1825"). | TYPE: Maerlensia hirsuta Vellozo |