Cordia cymosa (Donn.Sm.) Standl.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Cordia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The branches have a brown coating. The fruit are 1 cm across. There is one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 13.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Moist to very humid forests at low elevations. Mostly found in cloud forests, and rarely at low elevations in wet forests.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests at low elevations.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cordia cymosa leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Cordia cymosa leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Cordia cymosa world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru

Conservation status

Cordia cymosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65279-2
WFO ID wfo-0000620408
COL ID YBB5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cordia cymosa Gerascanthus cymosus Cornutia cymosa