Corchorus hirsutus L.

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Plants shrubs. Stems erect to semiprostrate, mostly unbranched, 5–10(–15) dm, densely tawny-pubescent, hairs stellate. Leaves persistent; petiole 2–8 mm; blade oblong to oblong-elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 1–3.5(–6) cm, base rounded-truncate, margins crenate, proximal teeth not prolonged, apex obtuse to acute, surfaces densely tawny-pubescent, hairs stellate. Inflorescences fasciculate, 2–8-flowered. Pedicels 5–7 mm. Flowers: sepals linear-oblong, 4–6 mm, not awned, stellate-pubescent; petals 5–6 mm; stamens 50–60. Capsules subglobose to short-ellipsoid, not wing-angled, 4-valved, without awns, 7–9(–12) × 7–8 mm, densely tawny-pubescent, hairs stellate. 2n = 14.

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Erect or less often prostrate shrub, 0.5-1.5(-2) m tall, densely branched; stems, branches, leaves, and inflorescences densely covered with brownish green stellate hairs. Leaf blades (1—)2—6 x 0.5-2 cm, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, chartaceous to subcoriaceous, the apex obtuse, the base rounded to obtuse, the margins crenate-dentate; petioles 0.5-1 mm long; stipules linear-filiform to subulate, to 5 mm long, early deciduous. Inflorescences 2-8-flowered umbelliform cymes; peduncles about as long as the pedicels. Sepals light yellow, 5-6 mm long, ovate; petals bright yellow, obovate-oblong, about as long as the sepals; androgynophore short; disk annular; stamens numerous; ovary ovoid to oblong-ovoid, 4(-5)-locular. Capsule 1-1.5 cm long, 0.5-0.6 cm diam., oblong-ellipsoid, densely tomentose, green, as long as the curved pedicels or longer, with a short, erect beak. Seeds 1- 2 mm long, angular, obliquely truncate at both ends, blackish brown, smooth.

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Habit

Corchorus hirsutus grows as a small to medium shrub up to 2 m in height. The leaves are arranged alternately, to 8 cm in length and 3 cm in width, ovate to oblong with a crenate/serrulate leaf margin and a rounded leaf apex. All vegetative structures are densely tomentose. The complete, perfect, actinomorphic flowers are arranged in umbels arising from nodes. The calyx has 5 unfused greenish sepals. The corolla has 5 unfused bright yellow petals. There are numerous stamens. The ovary is superior with 5 locules and numerous seeds. The fruit is a twisted capsule. All reproductive structures excluding the corolla and stamens are densely tomentose.

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Habitat

Corchorus hirsutus grows in human disturbed areas such as abandoned fields and roadsides. It also grows in Dry Broadleaf Evergreen Formation – Shrublands (scrublands) on limestone and sand substrates near the coastline.

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Corchorus hirsutus L. (worldfloraonline.org)

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