Cordia elaeagnoides

Cordia elaeagnoides

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 elaeagnoides

Name

Cordia elaeagnoides A.DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 474 (1845), as 'elæagnoides'

• Type: G. Andrieux [197] (Chihuitán between Tehuantepec and Boca del Monte, Oaxaca, MEXICO; in flower, September; Holotype: G-DC [​G00146487 (113523/1)^{(Field Mus. (Neg. No. 7728), GBIF)}]; Isotypes: K [​K000820496 (H 1024/81 203)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], W 0015971^(GBIF)).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lithocardium elaeagnoides (A.DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 977 (1891), as 'elaeagnodes'
  • Gerascanthus elaeagnoides (A.DC.) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 34(3–4): 397 (1988)
• Heterotypic
  • Cordia exsucca Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 45–46 (1894); not accepted by Miller (2012; 2013; 2023) [cited as C. elaeagnoides]
    • Type: Sessé & Mociño s.n. (in flower, October; 'Lectotype': MA [​fide Miller 2013, invalid per Art. 7.11, ICN (Shenzhen)])
    • Type locality: MEXICO. [Michoacán:] 'Habitat in Apatzingani aliisque calidissimis Novæ Hispaniæ locis'.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México State, Morelos), Mexico Northwest (Sinaloa), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Oaxaca), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas, Quintana Roo). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd 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

• Borhidi, A., Gondár, E. & Orosz-Kovács, Z. 1988. The reconsideration of the genus Cordia L. Acta Botanica Hungarica 34(3–4): 375–423. Arcanum Digitheca EurekaMag Reference page. 
• 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. 
• 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 298]
• Miller, J.S. 2013. A revision of Cordia section Gerascanthus (Boraginales: Cordiaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 7(1): 55–83. BHL Reference page.  [see pages 65–67]
• Miller, J.S. 2023. A revision of Cordiaceae (Boraginales) in Central America, Mexico, and the United States. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 17(1): 39–137. DOI: 10.17348/jbrit.v17.i1.1290 . 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. 
• 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

• Fuentes, M.C.D., Martínez Salas, E. & Samain, M.-S., 2020. Cordia elaeagnoides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61987387A61987402.en.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cordia elaeagnoides. Accessed: 2024 September 20.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cordia elaeagnoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Cordia elaeagnoides. 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 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Cordia elaeagnoides. Published online. Accessed: 20 September 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Cordia elaeagnoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 September 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cordia elaeagnoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: Bocote

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