Corchorus aestuans
East Indian Mallow
As recorded: Corchorus aestuans L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E.Harold E. Parks →William A. Setchell →
- Collector number
- 66
- Date
- May 1, 1922
- Locality
- Tahiti
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1922, Setchell, W.A.; Parks, H.E. also collected 3 other specimens.
Corchorus aestuans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 691 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
724台灣臺南市七股區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
608台灣嘉義縣水上鄉柳林村46-11號
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
608台灣嘉義縣水上鄉柳林村46-11號
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
608台灣嘉義縣水上鄉柳林村46-11號
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) marthajudithosunablancas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Villas de Cortes, Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) marthajudithosunablancas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Corchorus aestuans. BISH 184471. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956208022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/184471.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956208022 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026