Cordia americana

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 americana

Name

Cordia americana (L.) Gottschling & J.S.Mill., 2006

Synonyms

• Ascanica patagonica Crantz
• Cordia patagonula Aiton
• Patagonica americana (L.) Kuntze
• Patagonula alba Rojas Acosta
• Patagonula americana L.
• Patagonula americana var. glabra Cham. & Schltdl.
• Patagonula americana var. hirsuta Fresen.
• Patagonula australis Salisb.
• Patagonula fuscata Rojas Acosta
• Patagonula glabra (Cham. & Schltdl.) Miers
• Patagonula tweedyana Miers

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gottschling, M. & Miller, J.S., 2006. Systematic Botany 31: 364

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cordia americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cordia americana. Published online. Accessed: Oct 12 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cordia americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Oct 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2024 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

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