Cordia mhaya

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 mhaya

Name

Cordia mhaya Kerr, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940(5): 184 (1940), as 'Cordia Mhaya'

• Typus:
  • Holotypus: Kurz (401) 2345 (K).
  • Paratypus: A.F.G. Kerr 10300 ([24 January 1920]; E [​E00571602^(GBIF)]).
• Type locality:
  • Holotypus: Burma. Pegu[​Bago].
  • Paratypus: Thailand. Kanburi: Wangka, c. 200 m., in bamboo forest.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Gerascanthus mhaya (Kerr) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 34: 405 (1988)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kerr, A.F.G. in Contributions to the Flora of Siam (Thailand). Additamentum LIII. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1940(5): 184–185. DOI: 10.2307/4111567

Additional references

• Kurz, S. 1877. Forest Flora of British Burma. Vol. 2. Calcutta. BHL Reference page.  [see page 208.]
• 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. 
• Maxwell, J.F. 1991. Botanical notes on the vascular flora of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand: 2. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 39(1): 71–83. PDF Reference page.  [see pages 79–80.]

Links

• IUCN: Ixora mhaya Kerr (Data Deficient) - Assessed by IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) on 14 July 2020 and published in 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cordia mhaya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 21. Reference page.