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Corchorus olitorius

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Corchorus

bai po, filipino spinach, jew's mallow, philippine okra, saluyot, tossa jute

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing
Maui Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 529 (1753)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1291 (K? [once nat. but eradicated in Lāwa‘i Valley], O? [escaping along Hale‘iwa, O lotus ponds], DESCR); Staples & Herbst 2005:548 (DESCR); Imada & Kennedy 2020:86 (K? [Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, 2017], M? [Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge 1998, Ka‘ono‘ulu, highly disturbed site 2014]); Ross & Faccenda 2023a:49 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Corchorus olitorius Ewa, vacant area near Renton Road. Growing in a vacant area near Renton Road that had recently burned, dry, mostly Leucaena-Cenchrus dominated Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb, ca. 45-50 cm. tall; corolla yellow. Ca. 100 plants seen. Ross, M.C. 1901 Oahu BISH 2023-02-27
2 Corchorus olitorius Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH
3 Corchorus olitorius Mana Sugar Camp, junction of Hwy. 50 and Mana Rd. Relict garden plant. Preserved_Specimen Tap root very pale yellow-brown, the stem abruptly reddish-purple at ground level, becoming yellow-green above to pale green at tip of plant. Stipules pale green with red-purple bases. Leaf medium green above, slightly glossy, below much paler; filiform appendages at base of blade mostly red-purple, petiole pale green. Flowers with calyx pale yellow-green at base becoming green at apex; petals yellow. Pods green. Hume, L. 435 Kauai BISH 1989-10-18
4 Corchorus olitorius Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge. On wet grassy banks of Colocasia esculenta paddies. Preserved_Specimen Rangy herb with spreading stems. Naturalizing. Uyehara, K. Kauai BISH 2017-10-28
5 Corchorus olitorius Haleiwa, common along the banks of the lotus farm Preserved_Specimen Branam, J. Oahu BISH 1987-09-29
6 Corchorus olitorius Honolulu, Bishop Museum Campus Cultivated outside grounds building. Full shade. Preserved_Specimen Faccenda, K. 2005 Oahu BISH 2021-06-24
7 Corchorus olitorius Kula, Kaonoulu On highly disturbed site 150 ft below Piilani highway Preserved_Specimen about 5 plants 10 m high, spreading flower axillary, single, yellow. Petals 2-2.5 mm sepals 5 yellow-green 2 mm long, fruits 5.5 cm long x 5.6 mm wide with 10 ribs, leaves 4.5 cm L x 2 mm, margins crenulate, two basal, acuate, caudate lobes Hobdy, R.W. 4349 Maui BISH 2014-01-23
8 Corchorus olitorius Lawai Preserved_Specimen Garden vegetable. Shrubby, to six ft. high. Petals six, yellowish green. Stamens numerous; filaments greenish yellow, anthers bright yellow. Leaves dark green above, paler below. Young leaves eaten as pot herb. Flynn, T.W. 1899 Kauai BISH 1986-09-08
9 Corchorus olitorius Central Maui, southern coast of isthmus, Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge Dried up herb along Pluchea/Batis interface W of Kealia Pond. Preserved_Specimen Imada, C. 9831 Maui BISH 1998-10-07
10 Corchorus olitorius Wai'anae, Lualualei Homestead Rd., at entrance to farmland about 200 m SW of Kuwale Rd Roadside weed in dry area Preserved_Specimen Rare, one adult flowering plant and c.a. 20 seedlings. More plants were seen at the Urochloa ramosa site growing as weeds in farmland. Faccenda, K. 2992 Oahu BISH 2023-01-16
11 Corchorus olitorius Honolulu, Chinatown, Oahu Market on King St Preserved_Specimen Leafy shoots, said to come from the 'Philippine okra' sold as a vegetable. Lvs with 2 basal filiform appendages; flws small, petals yellow; frt long, cylindrical, ribbed. Mucilaginous. Staples, G.W. 450 Oahu BISH 1989-04-03
12 Corchorus olitorius Pearl City Industrial Facility Preserved_Specimen Jute - for fibre. Watanabe, T. Oahu BISH 1977-06-07
13 Corchorus olitorius Honolulu Market Preserved_Specimen Sterile. Degener, O. 20783 Oahu BISH 1949-07-06
14 Corchorus olitorius Herbarium Experiment Station, H.S.P.A Preserved_Specimen Philippine okra Reyes, M.H. Oahu BISH 1941-10-27
15 Corchorus olitorius Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Cultivated Louis, L. Oahu BISH 1938-10-01
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