Corchorus aestuans L.

Mandarin: 甜麻 (tian ma)

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Malvales (80)

        Family: Tiliaceae (7)(family description)

          Genus: Corchorus (4)

            Epithet: aestuans L. (2)

Synonym: Corchorus acutangulus Lam.

acutangulus => sharply angled

aestuans => agitating, undulating

Climate: tropical

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: yellow

Check for Corchorus aestuans at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [928] Corchorus aestuans - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [1689] Corchorus aestuans - Flora of China @ efloras.org