African Plant Database


Cordia africana Lam.
Family : BORAGINACEAE
Protologue : Tabl. Encycl. 420 (1792)
Information on the genus : Cordia
 
 
Status
Status for MA : accepted (naturalised)
Status for SA : accepted (present)
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Cordia abyssinica R. Br. (1814)
=Varronia abyssinica (R. Br.) DC. (1845)
=Calyptracordia abyssinica (R. Br.) Friesen (1933)
=Cordia holstii Gürke
=Cordia ubanghensis A. Chev. (1913)
 
Ecology and distribution
South. Afr.
Biol./Eco : biology: perennial-Tree Ht 10 - 24 m. Alt 730 - 745 m. Distribution: LP
Mada.
Biol./Eco : Tree; Humid, Subhumid; Anthropic; 0-499 m, 1000-1499 m; distribution: Naturalised in Madagascar.

Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
  • Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and south Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing

Bibliography for Southern Africa :
  • Checklist Flow. Pl. Sub-Saharan Africa : 1478 (2006).
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under chg
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale
see under The International Plant Name Index
see under Catalogue de Madagascar
see under Flora of Mozambique
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide
see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden
see under Flora of Zimbabwe
 
Map
carte afrique num 77127
 
Record n°77127 modified 2007-04-26
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