Cordia platythyrsa Baker

West african cordia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Cordia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 20-30 m high. The stem changes directions at the rings of branches. The trunk can be 1 m across. The leaves are almost round with a tip at the end. They are 15-20 cm long by 10-15 cm wide. There are 3 veins at the base and 3 pairs of side veins. The fruit are oval and fleshy and 1.5 cm long. There is a small point at the end. There are 1 or 2 seeds per fruit.
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A tree 30-80 ft. high, pale brownish-pubescent on the young parts
White funnel-shaped flowers in cymes forming a spreading panicle.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dense primary rainforest as well as in secondary formations.
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A tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal ornamental tea wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. Fresh seed germinate in 10-12 days.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Cordia platythyrsa world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, and Togo

Conservation status

Cordia platythyrsa threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:114457-1
WFO ID wfo-0000620858
COL ID 6B2KV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cordia platythyrsa Cordia populifolia Gerascanthus populifolius Cordia candidissima