Cordia laevigataLam.
First published in Tabl. Encycl.: n.° 1912 (1792)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean, Central America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Synonyms
Has 5 Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Gerascanthus laevigatus (Lam.) Borhidi inActa Bot. Hung. 34: 400 (1988)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cordia elliptica Sieber ex Griseb. inFl. Brit. W. I.: 479 (1862), nom. illeg.
- Cordia nitida Vahl inH.West, Bidr. Beskr. Ste Croix: 275 (1793)
- Cordia nitida var.angustata Urb. inSymb. Antill. 3: 357 (1903)
- Lithocardium nitidum (Vahl) Kuntze inRevis. Gen. Pl. 2: 977 (1891)
Classification
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumStreptophyta
- ClassEquisetopsida
- SubclassMagnoliidae
- OrderBoraginales
- Family
- Genus
- SpeciesCordia laevigata
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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Cirilo, N. & Proctor, G.R. (1994). Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41-42: 73-80.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Flora of the Cayman Islands
- Lam., Tabl. Encycl. Méth Bot. 1: 422 (1792).
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Cirilo, N. & Proctor, G.R. (1994). Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41-42: 73-80.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishlock, W.C. [T412] British Virgin Islands | K000298770 | Yes | |||
| Eggers [1957] Dominican Republic | Cordia nitida var.angustata | K000583274 | Unknown Type Material | Yes | |
| Eggers [2381 sp ? = 1957] Dominican Republic | Cordia nitida var.angustata | K000583273 | Type | Yes |
Sources
Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
- Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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Flora of the Cayman Islands
- Flora of the Cayman Islands
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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