Corchorus orinocensis

#860 They called me Corchorus orinocensis, also known as Corchorus argutus var. blanchetii, and Corchorus argutus var. benthamii. I pay homage to the male botanists Blanchet (I couldn’t find his records), and George Bentham. They first catalogued me in 1823.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Windward Is..