Cordia trichotoma (Vell.) Steud.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Cordia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open and secondary areas of the semideciduous, rainforest, avoiding the wetter areas of the forest; at elevations up to 1,000 metres. Usually found growing in sandy or clay loam in the vicinity of the rivers.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal seasoning timber 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 -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Cordia trichotoma unspecified picture

Distribution

Cordia trichotoma world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Paraguay

Conservation status

Cordia trichotoma threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65606-2
WFO ID wfo-0000621058
COL ID YBTC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Gerascanthus trichotoma f. puberula Lithocardium excelsum Lithocardium asterophorum Lithocardium chamissonianum Cordia hypoleuca Gerascanthus hypoleucus Cordia excelsa Cordia asterophora Cordia formosa Cordia frondosa Cordia hassleriana Cordia trichotoma Gerascanthus asterophorus Gerascanthus trichotoma Cordiada trichotoma Varronia asterophora Cordia geraschanthus Gerascanthus excelsus Cordia chamissoniana var. aemilii Cordia chamissoniana var. blanchetii Cordia chamissoniana var. gardneri Cordia chamissoniana var. martii Cordia chamissoniana var. nemorensis Gerascanthus trichotomus f. tomentosus Cordia trichotoma f. blanchetii Cordia trichotoma f. puberula Cordia trichotoma f. tomentosa Cordia tomentosa Gerascanthus trichotoma f. tomentosa Cordia hypoleuca f. minor Lithocardium hypoleucum Lithocardium gerascanthus var. puberulum