Cordia bifurcata Roem. & Schult.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Cordia

Characteristics

Shrubs, small, the stems strigose. Leaves ovate to elliptic, ? acuminate, en-tire, the bases obtuse, to 10 cm long and 4 cm wide, sparsely pubescent on the upper surface, more so on the lower surface; petioles ca 3-10 mm long. Inflores-cences cymes, the branches very reduced, sometimes appearing as a capitulum in bud, terminal or internodal. Flowers perfect, sessile; calyx cupulate, strigose, ca 1.8-2 mm long (4-)5-lobed, the lobes shallowly deltoid; corolla weakly cam-panulate, white, ca 3 mm long, obscurely 5-lobed, the lobes very small; stamens 5, weakly exserted if at all, the filaments ca 1 mm long, pubescent basally, the anthers ca 0.5 mm long; ovary ovoid, the style ? included. Fruit drupaceous, + ovoid, enclosed within the calyx, ca 2-3 mm long.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (bark), Anthelmintics (bark), Antiviral agents (bark), Blister (bark), Colic (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Dyspepsia (bark), Erysipelas (bark), Fever (bark), Helminthiasis (bark), Hematologic diseases (bark), Leprosy (bark), Leprosy, lepromatous (bark), Pain (bark), Pregnancy complications (bark), Skin diseases (bark), Smallpox (bark), Spider bites (bark), Ulcer (bark), Anthelmintics (fruit), Anti-bacterial agents (fruit), Antifungal agents (fruit), Aphrodisiacs (fruit), Arthralgia (fruit), Asthma (fruit), Astringents (fruit), Bronchial diseases (fruit), Bronchitis (fruit), Common cold (fruit), Cough (fruit), Demulcents (fruit), Diuretics (fruit), Emollients (fruit), Expectorants (fruit), Fever (fruit), Hematologic diseases (fruit), Hemorrhage (fruit), Infertility, male (fruit), Laryngeal diseases (fruit), Leprosy (fruit), Lung diseases (fruit), Pain (fruit), Pectoralis muscles (fruit), Skin diseases (fruit), Splenic diseases (fruit), Syphilis (fruit), Thirst (fruit), Ulcer (fruit), Urethritis (fruit), Urinary tract infections (fruit), Urination disorders (fruit), Wound healing (fruit), Urethral diseases (fruit), Anthelmintics (leaf), Anti-infective agents (leaf), Antispermatogenic agents (leaf), Aphrodisiacs (leaf), Common cold (leaf), Cough (leaf), Demulcents (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Eye pain (leaf), Gonorrhea (leaf), Headache (leaf), Hypnotics and sedatives (leaf), Insecticides (leaf), Pregnancy complications (leaf), Syphilis (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Anthelmintics (seed), Antifungal agents (seed), Anti-inflammatory agents (seed), Hemagglutination (seed), Anti-infective agents (stem), Insecticides (stem), Diuretic (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Ringworm (unspecified), Tumor(Breast) (unspecified), Urogenital (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Bronchial diseases (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Demulcents (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Erysipelas (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Hypersensitivity (unspecified), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (unspecified), Lung diseases (unspecified), Scorpion stings (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Splenic diseases (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Urinary tract infections (unspecified), Urticaria (unspecified), Antiprotozoal agents (whole plant excluding root), Central nervous system diseases (whole plant excluding root), Diuretics (whole plant excluding root), Hypothermia (whole plant excluding root)
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Distribution

Cordia bifurcata world distribution map, present in Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:274897-2
WFO ID wfo-0000620284
COL ID YB86
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Synonyms

Cordia bifurcata Cordia dichotoma Cordia parviflora