Cordia dodecandra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Cordioideae
Genus: Cordia
Species: Cordia dodecandra

Name

Cordia dodecandra DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 478 (1845)

Protologue: 'in Mexico ad littus Alvaradi [= Río de Alvarado, Veracruz, MEXICO] [...] (v. ic. pict. mexic. ined.)'
Lectotype: In the Torner Collection no. 1976, with hand-written name ?[by Sessé], "Cordia gerascanthus" (the epithet crossed out and "sebestena" added), and annotated by de Candolle "Cordia dodecandra"; (DC Plate 874, G [photo: F-30785^(GBIF)] is a copy of the lectotype); designated by McVaugh, Bot. Results Sessé & Mociño Exped. (1787–1803) 7: 91 (2000)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Lithocardium dodecandrum (DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 977 (1891)
Heterotypic
- Cordia angiocarpa A.Rich., Hist. Fis. Cuba 11: 110, t. 56 (1850); not accepted by Nelson Sutherland (2008) and Miller (2012) [cited as C. dodecandra]
  - Type: R. de la Sagra s.n. ('Crescit in insula Cuba').
    - Note: P herbarium holds a specimen of C. angiocarpa, collected by R. de la Sagra in 1836, ex Herb. Richard [P03540456 (PL03359757)^(GBIF)].
  - Lithocardium angiocarpum (A.Rich.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 976 (1891)
  - Plethostephia angiocarpa (A.Rich.) Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1(1): 32 (1875)
- Cordia dodecandria Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 46 (1894); not accepted by Johnston (1949), McVaugh (2000), Carnevali Fernández-Concha et al. (2010) and Miller (2012) [cited as C. decandra]
- Cordia heccaidecandra Loes., Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 80: 25 (1905); not accepted by Standley (1930), Carnevali F.-C. et al. (2010) and Miller (2012) [cited as C. decandra]
  - Type: E. Seler & Caec. Seler 3991 (stony hill at El Caracol, Chichen Itza, Yucatán, [MEXICO]; 18 March)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central (Morelos), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Oaxaca), Mexico Southeast (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatán).
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, El Salvador [introduced], Guatemala, Honduras.
- Caribbean
  - Cuba.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

De Candolle, A.P. (†) 1845. Ordo CXXXIX. Borragineae. Pp. 466–559, 565–566 in De Candolle, A. (ed.), Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 9, Sistens Corolliflorarum ordines IX. Sumptibus Fortin, Masson et Sociorum, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Additional references

Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. 2009. Nova Silva Cuscatlanica: Árboles nativos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29(1): 1–356. ISBN 978-3-921800-64-5. DOI: 10.3372/en.29.291 . Reference page. [see page 74]
Carnevali Fernández-Concha, G., Tapia Muñoz, J.L., Duno de Stefano, R. & Ramírez Morillo, I.M. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Península Yucatán: Listado Florístico. 326 pp. Mérida: Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C. PDF. ResearchGate . Reference page. [see page 104]
Johnston, I.M. 1949. Studies in the Boraginaceae, XVII. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 30(1): 85–110. JSTOR . BHL. Reference page. [see page 105–106]
Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page.
McVaugh, R. 2000. Botanical Results of the Sessé & Mociño Expedition (1787-1803). VII, A Guide to Relevant Scientific Names of Plants. 626 pp. Pittsburgh, USA: Hunt Inst. Bot. Document. ISBN 0-913196-68-1 Online. Reference page.
Miers, J. 1875. On the Auxemmeæ, a new Tribe of the Cordiaceæ. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Botany 1(1): 23–36. Plates V-VIII. BHL Reference page.
Miller, J.S. 2012. Cordiaceae. Pp. 294– in Davidse, G., Sousa S., M., Knapp, S. & Chiang, F. (eds.), Flora Mesoamericana, Vol. 4, Parte 2: Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México; Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis; The Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 978-1-935641-08-7. Online Reference page. [page 297]
Millspaugh, C.F. & Loesener, T. 1905. Plantae a clariss. Ed. et Caec. Seler in Yucatan collectae. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 36(Beibl. 80): 11–30. BHL. Reference page.
Nelson Sutherland, C.H. 2008. Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas. xxix + 1576 pp. Tegucigalpa, Honduras: SERNA/Guaymuras. ISBN 978-99926-44-80-5 Reference page.
Richard, A. 1850. Tomo XI. Botanica. In Sagra, R. de la (ed.) Historia fisica, politica y natural de la Isla de Cuba. Segunda parte. Historia natural. 339 pp. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. BHL Reference page.
Sagra, R. 1850. Botanica: Atlas. Historia fisica, politica y natural de la isla de Cuba Tomo XII: Tab. I–XX, Tab. 1–89. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. BHL BHL Reference page.
Sesse, M. & Mociño, J.M. 1894. Flora Mexicana. Editio secunda. XI+240+XXII pp. Oficina Tipográfica de la Secretaría de Fomento, México. BHL Reference page.
Standley, P.C. 1930. Flora of Yucatan. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 3(3): 157–492. BHL. Reference page. [see pages 396–397]
Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. [see page 706]

Links

Flora de la Península de Yucatán. 2024. Cordia dodecandra. Yucatán, México. Accessed: 13 September 2024.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cordia dodecandra. Accessed: 2024 September 14.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cordia dodecandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 13. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Cordia dodecandra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 14. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cordia dodecandra. Accessed: 14 September 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Cordia dodecandra. Published online. Accessed: 13 September 2024.

Machuca Machuca, K., Martínez Salas, E. & Samain, M.-S., 2022. Cordia dodecandra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T32481A67738349.en.
Tropicos.org 2024. Cordia dodecandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 September 2024.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cordia dodecandra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: Siricote
日本語: ジリコテ
русский: Кордия двенадцатитычиночная

Bats'i K'op Tsotsil: (Muk'ta) Nankipu [Laughlin 1975: 248]
Yucatec Maya: Kʼoopte [Sterling 2014: 28]
Zapotec: Labaplatu

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