Widespread across South America and natively found in North America, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, the genus Corchorus, a member of the Malvaceae family, is a group comprising 87 taxa. Members of this group are primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical and desert or dry shrubland environments. It features a mix of shrubs and annuals.
Data Profile
Taxonomic Scale: 87 taxa (74 base species, 13 variants).
Centers of Diversity: Australasia (45), Africa (32), Tropical Asia (14)
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