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(Last Modified On 1/30/2013)
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(Last Modified On 1/30/2013)
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Species
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CORCHORUS SILIQUOSUS L.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Sp. P1. 529. 1753
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Reference
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Johnston, Sargentia 8: 192. 1949.- Fig. 4 (C-G).
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Synonym
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Corchorus orinocensis sensu Standley, Co.ntr. Arnold Arb. 5: 100. 1933.
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Description
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Shrub usually 1 m. or less high, sometimes to 2 m. in height, the branchlets terete, smooth, glabrous except one of two longitudinally short-puberulous rows. Leaves petiolate, the petiole 0.5-2.8 cm. long, short-puberulous above, glabrous beneath, the stipules narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, ca. 2.5 mm. long, glabrous; blade ovate to more or less elliptic, rounded and somewhat cordate at the base, acute at the apex, 2-7 cm. long and 0.9-3.5 cm. wide, membranous, discolored, the margins crenate-serrate, glabrous or nearly so on both sides, usually 3-palmi- nerved. Flowers oppositifolious or axillary, solitary, geminate or 3-nate, short- pedicellate, the pedicel terete, enlarged at the apex, 4-8 mm. long, inconspicuous- puberulous; sepals 5, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, lortg-acuminate, 7-8 mm. long and 1-1.5 mm. wide, fleshy, glabrous; petals 5, obovate, rounded, 5-6 mm. long and 3 mm. wide, yellow, glabrous; stamens numerous, free, the filaments ca. 4-5 mm. long, the anthers oblong, ca. 0.5 mm. long; ovary narrowly oblong, ca. 3 mm. long and 0.75 mm. in diam., very shortly puberulous, 2-celled; style filiform, ca. 2.5 mm. long, glabrous; stigma subbilobate, densely papillate. Capsule erect, linear, compressed contrary to the partition, acute and with 4 minute teeth at the apex, 3.8-6 cm. long and 2-2.5 mm. in diam., 2-celled, the valves coriaceous- chartaceous, inconspicuously puberulous; seeds numerous, polygonal, ca. 1 mm. long.
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Habit
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Shrub
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Distribution
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A common, weedy shrub distributed throughout the American tropics and north to southern Florida.
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Specimen
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BOCAS DEL TORO: Isla Col6n, vicinity of Chiriqui Lagoon, von Wedel 2855. CANAL ZONE: vicinity of Fort Sherman, Standley 31137; Gatun, Bro. Heriberto 125; hills west of the Canal, near Gatun, Standley 27254; Barro Colorado Island, Aviles 12; Gamboa, Standley 28425; between Summit and Gamboa, J.M. U M.T. Greenman 5245; Las Cascadas Planta- tion, near Summit, Standley 25814; vicinity of Summit, Standley 30139; around Culebra, alt. 50-150 in., Pittier 4779; Rio Paraiso, above East Paraiso, Standley 29903; along the old Las Cruces Trail, between Fort Clayton and Corozal, Standley 29210; Camino de Corozal, Bro. Heriberto 253; Ancon, Bro. Celestine 6, Macbride & Featherstone 12; Balboa, Standley 27156; Sosa Hill, Balboa, Standley 26474; Col6n to Empire, Crawford 430; around Taber- nilla, along the railroad, alt. 20-25 m., Pittier 3817. COCLE: between Las Margaritas and El Valle, Woodson, Allen & Seibert 1238. COL6N: vicinity of Gatuncillo, Piper 5629; locality unknown, Kuntze s.n. PANAMA: Rfo Potrero., ca. 2 mi. from Arraijan, Duke 4679; along the Corozal Road, near Panama, Standlet 26774; Bella Vista, Killip 12006; Nuevo San Fran- cisco, Standley 30719; near Matias HernAndez, Standley 28938; between Matias HernAndez and Juan Diaz, Standley 32052; Rio Tapia, Standley 26208, 28274; Taboga Island, Miller 1958, Standley 27988; San Jose Island, Erlanson 196. PROVINCE UNKNOWN: Seemann s.n.
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