Cordia subcordata

Cordia subcordata
Flower and fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cordia
Species:
C. subcordata
Binomial name
Cordia subcordata
Synonyms[3]
List
    • Cordia banalo Blanco
    • Cordia campanulata Roxb
    • Cordia hexandra Willd.
    • Cordia ignota Blanco
    • Cordia moluccana Roxb.
    • Cordia octandra A.DC.
    • Cordia orientalis R.Br.
    • Cordia prionodes Voigt
    • Cordia rumphii Blume
    • Lithocardium moluccanum (Roxb.) Kuntze
    • Lithocardium octandrum (A.DC.) Kuntze
    • Lithocardium serratum Kuntze
    • Novella nigra Raf.
    • Sebestena rumphii (Blume) J.Presl

Cordia subcordata is a species of flowering tree in the borage family.[3] It can be found growing in eastern Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia and the Pacific Islands including Hawaii.[2] The plant is known by a variety of names, including kou,[4] beach cordia, sea trumpet, and kerosene wood, among others.

  1. ^ Oldfield, S. (2019). "Cordia subcordata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T33199A67739216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T33199A67739216.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Cordia subcordata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Cordia subcordata Lam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TradTree was invoked but never defined (see the help page).