TILIACEJE. V. CORCHORUS. 



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Sharp-toot\\ed-\ca.ved Corchorus. Fl. Aug. Shrub 2 to 3 ft. 



9 C. PILOSUS (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 ; stern hispid. Q. S. Na- 

 tive of New Granada near Ibague, and of Brazil in the province 

 of Minas Geraes. Flowers yellow. Capsule pilose. 



Pilose Corchorus. Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



10 C. HU MILIS (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. O. H. Native of Brazil in 

 the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers yellow. 



Humble Corchorus. Fl. Aug. PI. -J- to 1 foot. 



11 C. TO'RTIPES (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. Tj . S. Native of Brazil about Rio Janeiro. 

 Flowers yellow on a furcate peduncle. 



Twisted-pedicelled Corchorus. Fl. Aug. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



12 C. MOMPOXE'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. Jj . S. 

 Native of South America on the banks of the river Magdalena, 

 near Mompox. Flowers yellow. 



Mompox Corchorus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



SECT. II. CORETOIDES (alluding to the resemblance which the 

 plants of this section have with those of the preceding Coreto). 

 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. TRILOCULA'RIS (Lin. mant. 77.) capsules awl-shaped, 

 trigonal, 3-valved, scabrous ; leaves ovate-oblong, serrated, 

 with the lower serratures usually setaceous. Q. S. Native of 

 Arabia. C. ae'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. 

 PI. 1 foot. 



14 C. OLITORIUS (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. 0. 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. 

 t. 15. 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 Corchorjis. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1640. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



15 C. LONOICA'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. Jj . S. Native of Guinea. Flowers small, yellow. 



Long-fruited Corchorus. PI. 1 foot. 



16 C. *'STUANS (Lin. spec. 746.) capsules oblong, 3-valved, 

 6-furrowed ; leaves somewhat cordate, ovate, acuminated, ser- 

 rated, with the lower serratures long, and setaceous. Q. S. 

 Native of South America. Jacq. vind. t. 85. Pluk. phyt. t. 

 127. f. 3. Brown, jam. 232. t. 25. f. 1. under Triumfetta. 



Scorching Corchorus. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1731. PI. 1 ft. 



17 C. PRISMATOCA'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. J? . S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of the Missions. Flowers yellow. 



Prismatic-fruited Corchorus. Fl. Feb. Shrub -J to 1 foot. 



18 C. SERR^EFOLIUS (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. "If. . 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. PI. procumbent. 



19 C. LANCEOLA 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 ? ^ ? Q ? S. Native of 

 Guinea. Flowers small, yellow. 



Lanceolate-leaved Corchorus. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



20 C. ASPLENIF^LIUS (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. 7 . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope on the banks of the river Gariep. This is probably 

 only a variety of C. serrcefolius. 



Spleen-wort-leaved Corchorus. PL procumbent. 



SECT. III. CERATOCORE'TA (from Kfpag, keras, a horn, and 

 Coreta, 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. TRI'DENS (Lin. mant. 566. exclusive of the synonym of 

 Burm.) capsules slender, 2-3-valved, 2-3-angled, 2-3-horned ; 

 leaves oblong, serrated, lower serratures setaceous. fj . S. 

 Native of the East Indies and Guinea. C. Senegalensis, Juss. 

 These are varieties with narrow and broad leaves. Pluk. phyt. 

 t. 127. f. 4. Burm. ind. 123. t. 37. f. 2. Flowers yellow. 



.ZVirfewt-capsuled Corchorus. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



22 C. FASCICULA^RIS (Lam. diet. 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. ACUTA'NGULUS (Lam. diet. 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. 

 Q. S. Native of St. Domingo and the East Indies. Pluk. 

 phyt. t. 44. f. 1. C. tetragonus, Mill. diet. 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. O- H. Native of Egypt. 



Spreading -capsuled Corchorus. Fl. June, July. PI. 1 foot. 



25 C. GUADALOUPE'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. 



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