Cordia gerascanthus

Cordia gerascanthus

Cordia gerascanthus

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 gerascanthus

Name

Cordia gerascanthus L., 1759

Synonyms

• Cerdana gerascanthus (L.) Moldenke
• Cordia bracteata A.DC.
• Cordia gerascanthus f. genuina Chodat
• Cordia gerascanthus f. micrantha Chodat
• Cordia geraschanthoides Kunth
• Cordia langlassei Loes.
• Cordia rothschuhii Loes.
• Gerascanthus gerascanthoides (Kunth) Borhidi
• Gerascanthus lanceolatus J.Presl
• Gerascanthus vulgaris Mart.
• Lithocardium bracteatum (A.DC.) Kuntze
• Lithocardium gerascanthodes (Kunth) Kuntze
• Lithocardium gerascanthus (L.) Kuntze
• Purkinjia nodosa C.Presl

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Continental:Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cayman Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Gulf of Guinea Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 10, 2:936.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cordia gerascanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cordia gerascanthus. Published online. Accessed: Oct 11 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cordia gerascanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cordia gerascanthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: baria de Cuba, varia de Cuba, palo de rosa de las Antillas

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