Cordia
The Cordia is a genus of plants, rare Germanized called Kordien, in the subfamily Cordioideae within the family Boraginaceae ( Boraginaceae ). The about 300 species are widely distributed in tropical to subtropical regions of America, Africa and Asia.
Description
The Cordia species are subshrubs, shrubs or trees. The alternate, rarely opposite permanent leaves are divided into petiole and leaf blade. As with most representatives of the family Boraginaceae that leaves at most Cordia species are clearly hairy. The leaf margin is smooth or toothed, rarely lobed. Stipules are not available.
The zymöse inflorescence is most screen like grapes and has no bracts. The radial symmetry, usually hermaphrodite flowers are four to achtzählig, but mostly fünfzählig. The sepals are fused tubular to bell-shaped. The petals are fused to tubular and bell - Depending on the type white, yellow or orange-red. In the stamens, the stamens are often hairy at the base and it is only a stamen circle exists (ie there are usually five stamens per flower). The two carpels are fused to a hairless, two - or vierkammerigen, superior ovaries. Many species are heterostyl.
The spherical, ellipsoid or oval stone fruits contain one to four seeds.
Ecology
Some Cordia species are the larvae of some butterfly species as Endoclita malabaricus as fodder plants.
Dissemination
The genus Cordia has its highest diversity in America. Some species are native to Africa and Asia. In China, five species occur in the genus.
System
The genus name Cordia was chosen in honor of Euricius Cordus and his son Valerius Cordus; these were two German physicians and botanists in the 16th century.
The genus Cordia belongs to the subfamily within the family Boraginaceae Cordioideae. The Cordiaceae family was incorporated in the rank of a subfamily in the Boraginaceae family. Cordia was formerly placed in the family Ehretiaceae.
The genus Cordia include 250-325 species ( selection):
- Cordia africana Lam. ( Syn: Cordia abyssinica R.Br., Cordia holstii Gürke )
- Cordia alliodora ( Ruiz & Pav ) Oken ( Syn: Cerdaña alliodora Ruiz & Pav )
- Cordia Belloni Urb.
- Cordia blancoi S.Vidal
- Cordia boissieri A.DC.
- Cordia cochinchinensis Gagnepain
- Cordia collococca L. (syn.: Cordia glabra auct. )
- Cordia curassavica ( Jacq. ) Roem. & Schult. ( Syn: Cordia verbenacea DC, Varronia curassavica Jacq. ).
- Cordia cymosa ( Donn.Sm. ) Standlschmaus. ( Syn: Cornutia cymosa Donn.Sm. )
- Cordia decandra Hook. & Arn.
- Cordia dentata Poir. ( Syn: Cordia alba auct, Varronia alba auct.. )
- Cordia dichotoma G.Forst.
- Ziricote ( Cordia dodecandra A.DC, Syn: Cordia angiocarpa A.Rich. )
- Cordia ecalyculata Vell. ( Syn: Cordia salicifolia Cham. )
- Cordia elaeagnoides DC.
- Cordia francisci Ten.
- Cordia furcans I.M.Johnston
- Cordia L. gerascanthus
- Cordia globosa ( Jacq. ) Kunth (syn.: Varronia globosa Jacq. )
- Cordia goeldiana Huber
- Cordia grandifolia DC.
- Cordia kanehirai Hayata
- Cordia laevigata Lam. ( Syn: Cordia nitida Vahl )
- Cordia leucosebestena Griseb.
- Cordia linnaei Stearn ( Syn: Cordia lineata Roem & Schult, Lantana corymbosa L., Varronia lineata L.. . )
- Cordia lutea Lam.
- Cordia macleodii Hook. f & Thomson
- Cordia macrocephala ( Desv. ) Kunth (syn.: Cordia polyantha Benth, Varronia macrocephala Desv. . )
- Cordia millenii Baker
- Cordia L. Myxa
- Cordia nervosa Lam.
- Cordia obliqua Willd. ( Syn: Cordia tremula Griseb. )
- Cordia panamensis L.Riley
- Cordia parvifolia A.DC. ( Syn: Cordia greggii Torr. )
- Cordia polycephala ( Lam.) I.M.Johnst. ( Syn: Cordia corymbosa ( Desv. ) G.Don, Cordia monosperma ( Jacq. ) Roem & Schult, Varronia corymbosa Desv, Varronia monosperma Jacq, Varronia polycephala Lam.. .. . )
- Cordia rickseckeri Millsp. ( Syn: . Cordia brachycalyx ( Urb. ) Urb, Cordia sebestena var brachycalyx Urb, Sebesten brachycalyx ( sign Urb ) Britton. )
- Cordia rupicola Urb.
- Cordia schomburgkii A.DC. ( Syn: . Cordia Cordia tobaguensis Urb and tobaguensis var broadwayi Urb. )
- Cordia L. sebestena
- Cordia serratifolia Kunth
- Cordia sinensis Lam. ( Syn: Cordia gharaf Ehrenb ex Asch, Cordia rothii Roem & Schult.. .. )
- Cordia suaveolens flower
- Cordia subcordata Lam.
- Cordia sulcata DC.
- Cordia superba Cham.
- Cordia taguahyensis Vell.
- Cordia tetrandra Aubl.
The following described species in the genus Cordia are currently assigned to the other class:
- Cordia poeppigii DC:. Became a Guettarda dependens ( Ruiz & Pav ) Pers.
- Cordia retusa Vahl: Now Is Carmona retusa ( Vahl ) Masam.
Use
Many Cordia species are popular ornamental plants in tropical to subtropical parks, gardens and avenues for their fragrant, decorative flowers.
The fruits of some tropical species are edible. In India, fruits native species are raw, eaten cooked or pickled as a vegetable. The Ziricote ( Cordia dodecandra ) delivers a hard tropical wood, which is used as a tone wood in musical instruments.
Swell
- Gelin Zhu, Harald Riedl & Rudolf V. camel: Boraginaceae in the Flora of China: Volume 16: Cordia, pp. 331 - Registered as text printed work In: Wu Zheng -yi and Peter H. Raven (eds.): Flora of China, Volume 16 -. Gentianaceae through Boraginaceae, Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis, 1995, ISBN 0-915279-33-9 ( section description)
- Entry in the Western Australian Flora (Flora Base ). ( Description section )