| Cordia dodecandra | |
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| At thesitio arqueológico Uxmal inYucatán, Mexico | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Cordia |
| Species: | C. dodecandra |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordia dodecandra | |
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Cordia dodecandra (common name:ziricote) is a small tree in theborage family (Boraginaceae) native to southern Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.[1]
Cordia dodecandra grows to a maximum height of 7.5–9 m (25–30 ft) at maturity. Flowers are produced in clusters at branch ends from February to May. Each flower is 50 mm (2 in) wide, bright orange in color, tubular, flaring (salverform) with 11–18 lobes, bearing 13–18 stamens that are not equal in length. Short stamens are intercalated between long ones, resulting in two levels of stamens. The species isheterostylous and has been shown to beself-incompatible.[2] White fruits follow the flowers, averaging 50 mm (2 in) in length. The fruits are locally made into sweets.
Ziricote wood is dark brown in color and has aJanka hardness of 8.8 kN (1,970 lbf). It is used for furniture, veneer, cabinetry, flooring, gun stocks, musical instruments (including guitars andukuleles), entrance doors, turnings, decorative beams, trim, and small specialty items.
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