Cordia sulcata

Cordia sulcata

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 sulcata

Name

Cordia sulcata DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 488 (1845)

• Typus: C.L.G. Bertero s.n. (Grande-Terre, GUADELOUPE; July, in flower; G-DC [​G00146909 (124252/1)^{(Field Mus. (Neg. No. 33903), GBIF)}]).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lithocardium sulcatum (DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 977 (1891)
  • Gerascanthus sulcatus (DC.) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 34(3–4): 402 (1988); not accepted by Acevedo-Rodríguez & Strong (2012) [cited as Cordia sulcata]
• Heterotypic
  • Cordia macrophylla Vahl ex Griseb., Fl. Brit. W.I.: 480 (1862), pro syn.
  • Cordia toqueve Sieber ex Griseb., Fl. Brit. W.I.: 480 (1862), sensu auct.

Misapplied names

• Cordia macrophylla auct. non L.: Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 4: 452 (1819)
  • Note: fide Acevedo-R. & Strong (2012).
• Cordia toqueve auct. non Aubl.: Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 649 (1824), ex Hispaniola
  • Note: fide de Candolle (1845).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is. (Antigua-Barbuda, British Virgin Is. [Jost van Dyke, Tortola, Virgin Gorda], Guadeloupe [incl. Marie Galante], Montserrat, Netherlands Leeward Is. [Saba, Sint Eustatius], St. Kitts-Nevis, Virgin Is. [St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas]), Puerto Rico, Windward Is. (Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent). 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

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page.  [see page 163]
• 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. 
• Grisebach, A.H.R. 1859–1864. Flora of the British West Indian Islands. XVI+789 pp. Lovell, Reeve & Co., London. BHL 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. 
• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1819. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 4. VI + LX + 888 pp. Sumtibus J.G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. 
• Sprengel, C. 1824 ('1825'). Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema vegetabilium. Ed. 16. Vol. I: Classis 1–5. 992 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cordia sulcata. Accessed: 2024 September 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cordia sulcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Cordia sulcata. Published online. Accessed: 17 September 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Cordia sulcata. 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 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cordia sulcata. Accessed: 17 September 2024.

• Linsky, J., 2014. Cordia sulcata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56496562A56503825.en.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Cordia sulcata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 September 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cordia sulcata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Moral

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