
Corchorus aestuans
East Indian Mallow
As recorded: Corchorus aestuans L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Evans, M.M.A. Evans →F. Raymond Fosberg →
- Collector number
- 47401
- Date
- August 17, 1965
- Locality
- Fassarai Islet
- Island
- Ulithi Atoll
- Region
- Micronesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 17, 1965, Fosberg, F.R.; Evans, M. also collected 4 other specimens.
Corchorus aestuans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. 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 660032. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956605391. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660032.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956605391 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
