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Cordia (saucer-berry genus)
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Euasterid I > Family: Boraginaceae
About 250-300 species, native to tropical regions, with seven
species native to southern Africa and a further six species that are cultivated
in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Cordia africana (Large-leaved saucer-berry) |
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Cordia caffra (Septee tree, Septee
saucer-berry)
See
PlantzAfrica. Caterpillars of
Coelonia
mauritii (Fulvous Hawkmoth)
have been recorded feeding on leaves of Cordia caffra.
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Cordia grandicalyx |
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Cordia ovalis (Snot berry) |
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Cordia pilosissima |
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Cordia quercifolia |
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Cordia sinensis |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Cordia alliodora (Ecuador
laurel, Salmwood)
Native to Brazil and Venezuela. |
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Cordia dichotoma
Native from India to Australia. |
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Cordia myxa (Indian
saucer-berry, Sudan teak)
Native from tropical Africa to Iraq. |
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Cordia obliqua
Native to India. |
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Cordia sebestena (Geiger tree)
Native from Mexico to Venezuela. |
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Cordia taguahyensis
Native to Brazil. |
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