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Corchorus olitorius
Jute
As recorded: Corchorus olitorius L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Louis, L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 1, 1938
- Locality
- Honolulu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Corchorus olitorius observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-04-28.

2024-04-28
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-13
Ewa, Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-02-27
Ewa, Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-16
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-16
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-01-16
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Corchorus olitorius. BISH 497316. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514610. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497316.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514610 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
