Accepted scientific name:
Corchorus olitorius L. (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Corchorus olitorius L.
Synonyms:
Corchorus catharticus Blanco (synonym) 1 literature reference for Corchorus catharticus Blanco
Corchorus decemangularis Roxb. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Corchorus decemangularis Roxb.
Corchorus decemangularis Roxb. ex G. Don (synonym) 1 literature reference for Corchorus decemangularis Roxb. ex G. Don
Corchorus malchairii De Wild. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Corchorus malchairii De Wild.
Corchorus olitorius var. incisifolius Aschers. & Schweinf. (synonym)
Corchorus olitorius var. malchairii (De Wild.) R. Wilczek (synonym)
Corchorus quinquelocularis Moench (synonym) 1 literature reference for Corchorus quinquelocularis Moench
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Langkapsel-Jute - -
Classification:
Plantae CoL
Phylum Tracheophyta CoL
Class Magnoliopsida CoL
Order Malvales CoL
Family Malvaceae World Plants
Genus Corchorus World Plants
Distribution: India (widespread), Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, N.W.Frontier Prov., Kurram, Swat, Hazara, Pakistani Punjab), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir), Sri Lanka (introduced), Bangladesh, Cyprus (introduced) (N-Cyprus (introduced)), Iraq (NW-Iraq), Egypt (Desert Oases, Great Southwestern Desert, Nile Delta, Nile Valley, NW-coastal Egypt), Iran (S-Iran, W-Iran: Mts.), Iraq (SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia), Israel (coastal W-Israel, E-Israel: Rift Valley, N-Israel), Lebanon (C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon), Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (NW-Saudi Arabia: Hejaz, SW-Saudi Arabia: Asir), Sinai peninsula (Northern Sinai, Southern Sinai), Syria (coastal W-Syria), United Arab Emirates, Yemen (SW-Yemen), Afghanistan, Caucasus / Transcaucasus, C-Asia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Gambia, ?Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, ?Gabon, Congo, D.R.Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Angola, Taiwan, Ryukyu Isl. (introduced), Guianas (introduced), Java (introduced), S-Algeria (introduced), Jamaica (introduced), Bahamas (introduced), Haiti (introduced), Dominican Republic (introduced), Cuba (introduced), Trinidad (introduced), Tobago (introduced), Brazil (introduced), Venezuela (introduced), South Africa (Transvaal (introduced), KwaZulu-Natal (introduced)), Namibia (introduced), Botswana (introduced), Fiji (introduced), peninsular Malaysia (Penang Isl., Selangor, Johor), Thailand, China (introduced), Aegean Isl. (introduced), Greece (introduced), Mauritius (introduced), Réunion (introduced), Cape Verde Isl. (Ilha da Boa Vista, Ilha de Maio, Ilha de Sao Tiago, Fogo Isl.), Andamans, Nicobars, Myanmar [Burma], India (widespread), Nepal (introduced), Philippines (throughout), Laos, Vietnam
Lifezones: -
Additional data: -
Source database: World Plants, Mar 2014   100%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu//
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fba8a838-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401