Corchorus hirtus L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Corchorus hirtus L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. J. Breckon 6236 with R. García, B. Peguero, D. Castillo, J. Gutierrez & J. V. Hilaire, 22 Oct 2000

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Yauco. Susúa Alta, Susúa Forest Reserve. Along dirt access on upper side of Quebrada Peces and continuing beyond the quebrada.

  • Habitat

    Dry sclerophyllus forest with some deciduous species and cactii on serpentine. Common in exposed soil road.

  • Description

    Slender small shrubs, 0.5-0.75 m tall, sparsely branched; flowers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01020553

    Occurrence ID: c5d6cf2d-2ebd-441d-9752-c266387791ca

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Corchorus hirtus L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Yauco

  • Locality

    Susúa Alta, Susúa Forest Reserve. Along dirt access on upper side of Quebrada Peces and continuing beyond the quebrada.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.0569, -66.9033

  • Georeferencing Method

    Online gazetteer. Quebrada Peces right along the border with Yauco and Sabana Grande. The geographic extents of this river / valley could not be confidently established.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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