Boraginaceae
Cordia

Cordia aurantiaca Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 26 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to Angola. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2021). Flore du Gabon 57: 1-173. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Taton, A. (1971). Flore du Congo du Rwanda et du Burundi, Boraginaceae: 1-82. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 4, 2: 10 (1905).
  • in Kew Bull. 1894: 26

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 4, 2022 Etuge, M.; Groves; Meve; Pernilla; Akongwi [1158] Cameroon K001422711 Yes
Jul 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [1558] Cameroon K000008641 No
Jul 1, 2003 Cable, S. [2786] Cameroon K000008643 No
Jul 1, 2003 Groves, M. [103] Cameroon K000008642 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [55] Cameroon K000381413 No
Jan 1, 1993 Kwangue, A. [39] Cameroon K000381414 No
Jan 1, 1989 Nemba, J. [448] Cameroon K000029780 No
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [3486] Cameroon K000029790 No
Jan 1, 1972 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9822] Cameroon K000029779 No
Dec 1, 1970 Vermoesen, F.M.C. [1935] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000418684 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1970 Vermoesen, F.M.C. [7463] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000418683 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Adebusuyi, E. [44025] Cameroon K000029782 No
Mambo, P. [34] Cameroon K000029792 No
Maitland, T.D. [511] Cameroon K000029786 No
Thomas, D.W. [3487] Cameroon K000029789 No
Klaine, R. P. [323] Gabon K001766298 Yes
Klaine, R. P. [323] Gabon K001766299 Yes
Soyaux, H. [53] K000418691 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [570] Cameroon K000029788 No
Mann [4] Equatorial Guinea K000418703 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, D.W. [704] Cameroon K000029791 No
Zenker, G.A. [931] Cameroon K000418689 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brunt, M.A. [1068] Cameroon K000029781 No
Tekwe, C. [106] Cameroon K000374595 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [102] Cameroon K000029784 No
Maitland, T.D. [511] Cameroon K000029787 No
Welwitsch [5430] Angola K000418653 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, D.W. [3487] Cameroon K000029793 No
Smith, C. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K000418692 Type Yes
Deistel, H. [620] Cameroon K000029785 No
Soyaux, H. [132] Gabon K000418690 Type Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 37390] Cameroon K000029783 No
Goossens [1197] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cordia goossensii K000418682 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0