Cordia morelosana

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 morelosana

Name

Cordia morelosana Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23(4): 1220 (1924)

• Types:
  • Lectotype: C.G. Pringle 8205, pro parte (17 March 1899 (flowers); US [​US00110695 (354555)^(JSTOR), flowering branch only, designated by Miller 2013]; Isolectotypes: ARIZ-BOT-0005121 [collected on 17 March], ASU [​ASU0059187^(JSTOR)], BR [​BR0000005585434^(JSTOR)], C [​C10008703, collected on 18 March], CAS [​CAS0027172^(JSTOR)], F [​V0093017F^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], G {G00176967^(JSTOR), G00176968^(JSTOR)}, GH 00312877^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, IND, K [​K000820504^(JSTOR)], L {L 0823230^(JSTOR), L.2739384^(JSTOR)}, MEXU {MEXU01324306, MEXU01324307, MEXU01324308}, MICH [​MICH1210464^(GBIF)], MO-2246516 (2751435)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [​NY00335069^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], POM [​RSA0007915 (64125)], UC {UC78383^{(CCH2, JSTOR)}, UC1168418^{(CCH2, JSTOR)}}, US {US01013766 (944875)^(JSTOR), US01013767 (960078)^(JSTOR)}; Possible [isolecto]type: VT [​UVMVT026090]).
  • Syntypes: C.G. Pringle 8205 pro parte (29 September 1899 (leaves); US [US00110695 (354555), leafy branch]; Isosyntype: K [​K000820503^(JSTOR)]; Possible isosyntype: VT [​UVMVT053150]).
  • 'Isotypes' of obscure collection date and not mentioned by Miller (2013): CM [​CM260490 (1810)^(JSTOR)], DAO [​DAO000456063 (470151)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], NDG [​NDG42238], S-G-1585^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [with both flowers and leaves].
• Type locality: Mexico. Morelos: [near] Cuernavaca, [elev. 5,000 ft].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gerascanthus morelosanus (Standl.) Borhidi, Acta Bot. Hung. 34: 398 (1988)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México State, Morelos, Puebla), Mexico Southwest (Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Oaxaca). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1924. Trees and shrubs of Mexico (Passifloraceae–Scrophulariaceae). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(4): I–III, 849–1312, V–XXXIX. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 
• Miller, J.S. 2013. A revision of Cordia section Gerascanthus (Boraginales: Cordiaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 7(1): 55–83. BHL Reference page.  [see page 78.]

Links

• IUCN: Cordia morelosana Standl. (Least Concern) - Assessed by E. Martínez Salas, M.-S. Samain & A.C.D. Fuentes on 16 March 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cordia morelosana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cordia morelosana. Published online. Accessed: 19 November 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cordia morelosana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 November 2022.