Cordia monoica

Cordia monoica

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 monoica
Subspecies: C. m. subsp. subpubescens

Name

Cordia monoica Roxb., 1796

Synonyms

• Cordia bakeri Britten
• Cordia diversa Thwaites
• Cordia kabarensis De Wild.
• Cordia obovata Baker
• Cordia ovalis R.Br. ex A.DC.
• Cordia polygama Roxb.
• Cordia quarensis Gürke
• Cordia rubra Hochst. ex A.Rich.
• Gerascanthus bakeri (Britten) Borhidi
• Gerascanthus dioicus (Bojer ex A.DC.) Borhidi
• Gerascanthus monoicus (Roxb.) Borhidi
• Lithocardium leucocomum Kuntze
• Lithocardium monoicum Kuntze
• Lithocardium ovale (R.Br. ex A.DC.) Kuntze

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsulaa Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent India, Sri Lanka. Regional: Indochina Myanmar, Introduced into: Mauritius References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. 1795–1798. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel; selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company, / by William Roxburgh, M.D. ; Published, by their order, under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. ; Vol. I. Fasc. 1: colum. 1–28, lám. 21–25 (V.1795) Fasc. 2: colum. 29–40, lám. 26–50 (XI.1795) Fasc. 3: colum. 41–56, lám. 51–75 (VIII.1796) Fasc. 4: colum. 57–68, lám. 76–100 (I–III.1798) London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. , 1: 43

Additional references

• Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cordia monoica 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 monoica. Published online. Accessed: Oct 10 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cordia monoica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Oct 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

English: sandpaper saucer-berry, snot berry

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