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

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