Corchorus aestuans var. aestuans
Corchorus aestuans var. aestuans
- Native to:
- Andaman Is. | Angola | Australia | Bangladesh | Benin | Brazil | Burkina | Cambodia | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Cayman Is. | Central African Republic | Chad | China | Christmas I. | Colombia | Congo | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominican Republic | DR Congo | Ecuador | Ethiopia | French Guiana | Gabon | Ghana | Guam | Guatemala | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | India | Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Kenya | Laccadive Is. | Laos | Leeward Is. | Lesser Sunda Is. | Liberia | Malawi | Malaya | Maldives | Mali | Mauritania | Mexico | Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | Mozambique | Myanmar | Nansei-shoto | Nepal | Netherlands Antilles | Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | Oman | Pakistan | Philippines | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South China Sea | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Sulawesi | Suriname | Taiwan | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Trinidad-Tobago | Uganda | Venezuela | Venezuelan Antilles | Vietnam | Windward Is. | Zambia | Zimbabwe
GBIF: Mateus Freijo
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Malvaceae
- Genus:
- Corchorus
- Species:
- Corchorus aestuans var. aestuans
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb , Subshrub
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, small insects
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily with warmth and moisture. No pretreatment typically required.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch