PLANTS Profile for Corchorus (corchorus)

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PLANTS Profile

Corchorus L.
corchorus

Symbol:

CORCH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Tiliaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Kenya, Tsavo West National Park. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Corchorus L.

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Distribution:
Corchorus L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AZ, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, PA, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Corchorus L.

View 10 genera in Tiliaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Corchorus aestuans L.. . Image Available.

Corchorus aestuans
jute

Distribution of Corchorus capsularis L.. .

Corchorus capsularis
jute

Distribution of Corchorus hirsutus L.. .

Corchorus hirsutus
jackswitch

Corchorus hirtus
Orinoco jute

Distribution of Corchorus olitorius L.. .

Corchorus olitorius
nalta jute

Distribution of Corchorus siliquosus L.. .

Corchorus siliquosus
slippery burr

Corchorus torresianus

Corchorus tridens
wild jute

Distribution of Corchorus trilocularis L.. .

Corchorus trilocularis
threelocule corchorus

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Corchorus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Tiliaceae – Linden family
Genus	Corchorus L. – corchorus

More Accounts and Images:
Corchorus L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21512.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 04:20 AM CDT