Cordia subcordata
COMMON NAME | Beach cordia, Sea
trumpet, and Kerosene wood |
TYPE | Tree |
FAMILY | Boraginaceae |
NOTES | The flowers are in
small clusters that are partly hidden by the leaves. The individual flowers
are funnel-shaped, 1 to 2 inches across, and have 5 to 7 irregular, heavily
wrinkled lobes. The flowers are followed by clusters of round to egg-shaped,
point-tipped, 1 inch long, green ripening to hard, dry, blackish brown fruits
containing 4 white seeds. The leaves have rippled margins, prominent pale
veins, and are large, green, leathery, smooth and shiny above, hairy on the
veins below, alternate, and oval to egg-shaped. The trees are small, upright,
and have a rounded, spreading crown and flaky, grooved, grayish bark. The
seeds are edible and have been eaten during famine |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Coasts of East Africa, India,
Indochina, Singapore, Malesia, and islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. |
NATIVE HABITAT | Coastal areas |
WEB SOURCES |
