| Cordia sebestena | |
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| Scarlet cordia flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Cordia |
| Species: | C. sebestena
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| Binomial name | |
| Cordia sebestena | |
Cordia sebestena is a shrubby tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, native to the American tropics. It ranges from southern Florida in the United States and the Bahamas, southwards throughout Central America and the Greater Antilles.[2] Common names have included siricote or kopté (Mayan) in 19th Century northern Yucatán,[3] scarlet cordia in Jamaica,[4] and Geiger tree (after Key West wrecker John Geiger) in Florida.[5]
- ^ Linsky, J. (2014). "Cordia sebestena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T62558A56503890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T62558A56503890.en. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Cordia sebestena". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ Heilprin, Angelo (July–December 1891). "Observations on the flora of North Yucatan". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 29 (136): 137–44.
- ^ Genoways, Hugh; Bickham, John; Baker, Robert; Phillips, Carleton (8 July 2005). "Bats Of Jamaica". Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum. Museum, University of Nebraska State. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ Nelson, Gil (1996). The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida: a Reference and Field Guide. Pineapple Press Inc. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-56164-110-9.