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Corchorus hirtus Linnaeus. Common name: Hairy Jute, Red Jute, Orinoco Jute, Moralia. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Mexico, Central America, South America, and West Indies. Nativity in TX and AZ is disputed and uncertain.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy : = Fl4, FNA6, K4, POWO, Tx, WH3, WI, (basionym); = n/a — RAB; > Corchorus hirtus L. var. glabellus A.Gray — NS; > Corchorus hirtus var. hirtus — NS; > Corchorus orinocensis Kunth — NS, S; > Corchorus pilolobus Link — S13

Links to other floras: = Corchorus hirtus - FNA6

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