Boraginaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cordia lutea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cordia lutea is a much-branched shrub or a tree The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. Cordia lutea has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia

HabitatCoastal locations, often growing by streams; to elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. , 1628 Title Medicinal Plants of the Andes and the Amazon: The magic and medicinal flora of Northern Peru Publication Author Bussmann R.W. & Sharon D. Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 10:0-9960231-2-7 Description An introduction to traditional herbalism in Peru plus brief information on the medicinal uses of ].