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TILIACEZX. V. Corcnorvs. 
Sharp-toothed-leaved Corchorus. Fl. Aug. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 
9 C. przosus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 338. t. 
487.) capsules siliquose, 2-celled ; peduncles opposite, the leaves 
simple, hairy; leaves ovate, acute, or ovate-lanceolate, acute, 
serrate-toothed, puberulous, and beset on both surfaces as well 
as the branches with long, soft hairs; stem hispid. ©. S. Na- 
tive of New Granada near Ibague, and of Brazil in the province 
of Minas Geraes. Flowers yellow. Capsule pilose. 
Pilose Corchorus. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
10 C. nu mis (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 280.) stem soft, hispid ; 
leaves oblong, ovate, deeply crenate-toothed, pubescent; pedi- 
cels opposite, the leaves twin, 2-parted, 2-flowered; capsule 
compressed, hispid, spreading. ©. H. Native of Brazil in 
the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers yellow. 
Humble Corchorus. Fl. Aug. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
11 C. ro’rtires (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 281. t. 55.) stem 
rather scabrous, with lines of villi; leaves ovate, acute, un- 
equally serrated, pilose; pedicels twin, rising from the sides of 
the axils of the leaves, twisted ; capsule compressed, erect, with 
a few hairs. h. S. Native of Brazil about Rio Janeiro. 
Flowers yellow on a furcate peduncle. 
Twisted-pedicelled Corchorus. Fl. Aug. Shrub 2 to 8 feet. 
12 C. Momroxe’nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 
p- 338.) capsules siliquose, straight, 2-edged, 2-celled, hairy ; 
leaves oblong-lanceolate, each ending in a narrow acumen, ser- 
rated, smoothish ; branches smooth, with a pubescent line. h .S. 
Native of South America on the banks of the river Magdalena, 
near Mompox. Flowers yellow. 
Mompox Corchorus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 
Secr. II. Coreroipes (alluding to the resemblance which the 
plants of this section have with those of the preceding Coréta). 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 504. Capsules silique-formed, 3-6-valved, 
3-6-celled, but not ending in horns at the apex as in the follow- 
ing section. 
13 C. rritocuna’ris (Lin. mant. 77.) capsules awl-shaped, 
trigonal, 3-valved, scabrous; leaves ovate-oblong, serrated, 
with the lower serratures usually setaceous. ©. S. Native of 
Arabia. C. æ’stuans, Forsk. descr. 101. Petals pale-yellow. 
The whole plant is eaten as a pot-herb. 
Three-celled-capsuled Corchorus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1790. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
14 C. oxrrértus (Lin. spec. 746.) capsules oblong-cylindrical, 
obtuse-angled, smooth, 5-celled ; leaves ovate-oblong, serrated, 
with the lower serratures long and setaceous; peduncles nearly 
sessile, solitary. ©.S. Native of Asia, Africa, and America 
between the tropics in gardens and among rubbish. Lam. ill. 
t. 478. f. 1.—Com. hort. 47. t. 12.—Mor. hist. 2. p. 283. f. 3. 
t15.f.4. Flowers yellow. Rauwolf says this plant is sown 
in great plenty about Aleppo as a pot-herb, the Jews boiling the 
leaves to eat with their meat, whence in French it is called 
mauve-de-juif. 
Pot-herb Corchorus. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt.1640. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
15 C. tonaica’rpus; suffruticose, erect, branched ; leaves 
Ovate-lanceolate, acute, serrated; lower serratures bristly ; 
petioles pilose; peduncles short, 1-flowered ; stipulas seta- 
ceous ; capsule long, acuminated, smooth, nearly sessile; 5- 
celled. h.S, Native of Guinea. Flowers small, yellow. 
Long-fruited Corchorus. Pl. 1 foot. 
16 C. x’stuans (Lin. spec. 746.) capsules oblong, 3-valved, 
6-furrowed ; leaves somewhat cordate, ovate, acuminated, ser- 
rated, with the lower serratures long, and setaceous. ©. S. 
Native of South America. Jacq. vind. t. 85.—Pluk. phyt. t. 
127, f. 3. —Brown. jam. 232. t. 25. f. 1. under Triumfetta. 
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leaves oblong, serrated, lower serratures setaceous. 
543 
Scorching Corchorus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1731. Pl. 1 ft. 
17 C. prismaroca’rpus (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 282.) stem 
lined with villi; upper leaves oblong-lanceolate, serrate-toothed, 
rather pubescent ; pedicels twin, opposite the leaves ; capsule 
prismatic, 4-5-angled, hairy, erect, 2-3-valved. h. S. Native 
of Brazil in the province of the Missions. Flowers yellow. 
Prismatic-fruited Corchorus. Fl. Feb. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
18 C. serrÆæròLIUs (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 1962. voy. 1. p. 
537.) capsules linear, terete, scabrous, usually twisted, 6-valved 
peduncles lateral, trifid, 3-flowered; leaves linear, coarsely 
serrated, 2%.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope in a 
plain near Gattskamma beyond the river Gariep. Stems pro- 
cumbent, elongated, villous. Flower-bud acute. Petals yellow. 
Saw-leaved Corchorus. Pl. procumbent. 
19 C. ranceoxa tus ; plant erect, twiggy, simple, smooth ; 
leaves lanceolate, equally serrated, lower serratures setaceous ; 
petioles hairy; stipulas setaceous; pedicels axillary, solitary, 
1-flowered ; capsule long, 3-5-celled? h? ©?S. Native of 
Guinea. Flowers small, yellow. 
Lanceolate-leaved Corchorus. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
20 C. ASPLENIFÒLIUS (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 1737. voy. 1. 
p. 400.) capsules? peduncles opposite the leaves, trifid, 3- 
flowered; leaves elongated, ovate, simply crenate-serrated ; 
flower-bud somewhat globose. %. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope on the banks of the river Gariep. This is probably 
only a variety of C. serrefodlius. 
Spleen-wort-leaved Corchorus. Pl, procumbent. 
Sect. III. Cerratocore‘ta (from xepac, keras, a horn, and 
Coréta, the name of the first section; in allusion to the carpels 
ending in horns). D. C. prod. 1. p. 505. Capsules elongated, 
angular, ending at the apex in 3 and 5 diverging horns. 
21 C. rri‘pEens (Lin. mant. 566. exclusive of the synonym of 
Burm.) capsules slender, 2-3-valved, 2-3-angled, 2-5-horned ; 
2. S. 
Native of the East Indies and Guinea. C. Senegalénsis, Juss. 
These are varieties with narrow and broad leaves.—Pluk. phyt. 
t. 127. f. 4.—Burm. ind. 123. t. 37. f.2. Flowers yellow. 
Trident-capsuled Corchorus. FI. June, Aug. Cit. 1824. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
22 C. Fascicura‘ris (Lam. dict. 2. p. 104.) leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, unequally-serrated, smooth, mutic at the base ; cap- 
sule almost sessile, aggregate, woolly, ovate-oblong, 3-valved, 
6-celled, and 3-horned at the apex. Native of the East Indies. 
—Pluk. amalth. t. 439. f. 6. Flowers yellow. 
Fascicled-capsuled Corchorus. Shrub 2 feet. 
23 C. acura’NeuLus (Lam. dict. 2. p. 104.) capsules oblong, 
acutely angled, ending in 3-5 entire or bifid horns ; leaves ovate, 
rather hispid, serrated, with one bristle on each side at the base. 
©.S. Native of St. Domingo and the East Indies.—Pluk. 
phyt. t. 44. f. 1. C. tetragonus, Mill. dict. no. 4.? Per- 
haps two species are confused under this name. 
Acute-angled-capsuled Corchorus. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1816. 
Shrub 2 feet. 
24 C. pa‘tens (Lehm. in nov. act. bon. 12. p. 805.) leaves 
lanceolate, smooth, serrated, lower serratures setaceous ; capsule 
linear, 3-valved, 6-furrowed, smooth, tricuspidate, spreading ; 
peduncles 1-3-flowered. ©.H. Native of Egypt. 
Spreading -capsuled Corchorus. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. 
25 C. Guapatourr’nsis (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 584.) leaves 
ovate-serrated, mutic at the base; capsule linear, terete, obtuse- 
angled, 4-valved, 4-horned at the apex. ©. S. Native of 
Guadaloupe. Flowers yellow. 
Guadaloupe Corchorus. PI. 1 foot. 
