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Corchorus hirsutus L. is a plant in the Malvaceae family, order Malvales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Corchorus hirsutus L. (Corchorus hirsutus L.)
Plantae

Corchorus hirsutus L.

Corchorus hirsutus L.

Corchorus hirsutus L. is described with sub - round woolly capsules, ovate tomentose leaves; also noted as Corchorus americanus with certain features and Guazuma in large and small forms with woolly fruits.

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Family
Genus
Corchorus
Order
Malvales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Corchorus hirsutus L.

Corchorus First Species Morphology

Corchorus with sub - round, woolly capsules, and ovate, obtuse, tomentose leaves.

Corchorus americanus Morphology

Corchorus americanus, woolly, with a ground - pine - like leaf, and a three - capsuled, woolly and somewhat rough pod.

Corchorus americanus Citation

Breyn. prodr. 3. p. 56.

Guazuma Morphology

Guazuma, a shrub with ground - pine - like leaves, with a woolly fruit, comes in larger and smaller forms.

Guazuma Citation

Plum. gen. 36.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malvales Malvaceae Corchorus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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