More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Mallows, Rock-roses, and Allies of Zihuatanejo
ORDER MALVALES
East Indian Mallow
Corchorus aestuans
Flowers by Colour
-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)
-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)
-Mallows, Rock-roses, and Allies (Order Malvales)
-Mallow and Hibiscus Family (Family Malvaceae)
-Subfamily Grewioideae
-Genus Corchorus
-East Indian Mallow (Corchorus aestuans)
Corchorus aestuans, commonly known as: East Indian mallow. It produces small yellow flowers. It is found in the tropics and sub-tropics, and is most common on bunds and moist, open places in both cropped and uncropped areas. It is used to make fibers and has some medicinal applications.
Description
• Corchorus aestuans, commonly known as jute or spreading corchorus, is an annual herb in the mallow family (Malvaceae). It has branching stems, alternate leaves with toothed margins, and small yellow flowers with five petals. The flowers develop into elongated, ridged or angular seed capsules containing numerous small seeds. Like other members of the genus, it has fibrous stems, although it is not as widely cultivated for fibre as some other Corchorus species.
Range
• Corchorus aestuans has a broad distribution across tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Its original native range is not entirely clear because it has been widely dispersed. It occurs in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and the surrounding area.
Habitat
• It commonly grows in disturbed and open habitats, including roadsides, cultivated fields, vacant lots, grasslands, and waste ground. It favours warm conditions and exposed sites, often growing in seasonally dry areas where the soil has been disturbed.
