Corchorus hirtus L.

OCR>>>FLORA OF BONAIRE Herbarium of Utrecht University (U)
TILIACEAE Corchorus hirtus L.
Det. A.S.J. van Proosdij	1999
Matado di Pascu, SE of Brandaris, rooi. Washikemba-formation, more or less dry soil, partly shaded by trees.
Erect, shrub-like plant, up to 50 cm high, fewly branched. Stem terete, green, upper side purplish. Leaves thin, green. Calyx greenish, purplish in bud. Fruit cylindrical, green changing to brown. Seeds greyish black.
A.S.J.	van Proosdij
B.P.	van de Riet S.A.L. Zander
nr. 957
05-03-1999<<<OCR