Cordia myxa

Cordia myxa

Cordia myxa

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 myxa

Name

Cordia myxa L., Sp. Pl.: 190 (1753)

Synonyms

• Bourreria glabra (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) G.Don
• Cordia latifolia Wall. ex G.Don
• Cordia officinalis Lam.
• Cordia paniculata Roth
• Cordia petta-pelioporet B.Heyne ex Roth
• Cordia scabrifolia Benth. ex Griseb.
• Ehretia glabra Roth ex Roem. & Schult.
• Gerascanthus myxus (L.) Borhidi
• Lithocardium myxa Kuntze
• Quarena indica Raf.
• Sebestena myxa (L.) J.Presl
• Sebestena officinalis Gaertn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Lebanon-Syria Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Regional: Indochina Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam Introduced into: Algeria, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Queensland, Rodrigues, Senegal, Seychelles, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Western Australia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cordia myxa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cordia myxa. Published online. Accessed: Oct 10 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cordia myxa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Oct 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cordia myxa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

bamanankan: Ntège

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