Cordia aurantiaca Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Cordia

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree 16-26 ft. high, brownish-velvety on the young parts
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Orange-yellow flowers, 3/4 in. long in terminal cymes.
A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-16 m high.
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.88 - 10.0
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Environment

Rainforests. Dense forests and banks of streams at low elevations.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rain-forest in Nigeria.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal environmental use fiber food gene source material medicinal social use wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Cordia aurantiaca world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Cordia aurantiaca threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113969-1
WFO ID wfo-0000620261
COL ID YB7J
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Synonyms

Gerascanthus goossensii Cordia aurantiaca Cordia batesii Cordia dusenii Gerascanthus aurantiacus Gerascanthus batesii Cordia goossensii