kingdom: Plantae >
subkingdom: Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown >
phylum: Tracheophyta >
class: Magnoliopsida >
order: Malvales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl >
family: Malvaceae Juss. >
subfamily: Grewioideae Dippel >
genus: Corchorus L. >
New Caledonia (incl. Ile des Pins, Loyalty Isl.); Tonga (Lifuka); Fiji; Cook Isl. (Mangaia, Aitutaki, Ngaputoru Group); Tuamotu Arch.; Northern Marianas (Saipan, Tinian, Rota)