
Corchorus olitorius
Jute
As recorded: Corchorus olitorius L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Vander Velde, N.
- Collector number
- 109
- Date
- October 15, 2003
- Locality
- Bikini islet, private garden
- Island
- Bikini Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 15, 2003, Vander Velde, N. also collected 4 other specimens.
Corchorus olitorius observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2003. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 247 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12
Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa, Culiacán Rosales, Sin., MX
(c) David Lara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
21 de Marzo, Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) Esmeralda Aispuro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
21 de Marzo, Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) Esmeralda Aispuro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Primer Cuadro, 80000 Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) clarisasview, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
21 de Marzo, Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) Esmeralda Aispuro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
21 de Marzo, Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) Esmeralda Aispuro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Corchorus olitorius. BISH 707402. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956420655. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/707402.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956420655 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
