Cordia nodosa Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Cordia

Characteristics

A shrub which grows 2-4 m high. The leaves vary in shape. They are large. They are 12-30 cm long by 6-13 cm wide. The fruit are red and 1.5-2 cm long and oval.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

An understorey plant in rain and ridge forests.
More
A tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal 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 nodosa leaf picture by Jean-François Molino (cc-by-sa)
Cordia nodosa leaf picture by Jean-François Molino (cc-by-sa)
Cordia nodosa leaf picture by Jean-François Molino (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cordia nodosa fruit picture by Vânia Carvalho (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cordia nodosa world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Cordia nodosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:114394-1
WFO ID wfo-0000620784
COL ID YBLF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732797
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Lithocardium hispidissimum Lithocardium nodosum Lithocardium mirandum Cordia hispidissima Cordia umbrosa Cordia collococa Cordia formicarum Cordia miranda Firensia hirsuta Cordia volubilis Cordia hirsuta Cordia avicularis Cordia nodosa f. glabrior Cordia nodosa var. angustifolia Cordia nodosa var. hispidissima Cordia nodosa