Cordia tetrandra Aubl.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Cordia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 18 m tall. The flowers are at the ends of branches. The flower groups are 10-30 cm wide. The fruit is a flattened oval shape. It is 0.8 cm across. It is pale yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 16.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Damp or wet areas in coastal and rain forests, especially along the sides of creeks. Found in sandy loam among shrubs and small trees, occasionally in humid loam in dense forest, at elevations up to 420 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in damp or wet areas near the coast.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw.
Uses material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Cordia tetrandra 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 tetrandra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275071-2
WFO ID wfo-0000621027
COL ID YBSK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732802
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Synonyms

Lithocardium cordifolium Lithocardium tetrandrum Cordia muneco Cordia tetrandra Cordia umbraculifera Gerascanthus muneco Gerascanthus tetrandrus Cordia microcarpa Cordia munneco Cordia cordifolia Gerascanthus cordifolius