Boraginaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cordia trichotoma

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cordia trichotoma is a deciduous tree growing 20 - 30 metres tall. The unbuttressed, cylindrical bole, which can be unbranched for 12 - 15 metres, can be 70 - 90cm in diameter[ 341 Title South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species. Publication Author Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J. Publisher Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Year 1979 ISBN 0 643 02582 0 Description A very useful guide. , 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber which is valued locally and traded. It is suitable for use in reforestation projects and is an ornamental tree that can be used in landscaping[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. Cordia trichotoma has a very wide distribution and large population. The species is used for timber but this is not currently a major threat and no further 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 - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia.

HabitatOpen and secondary areas of the semideciduous, rainforest, avoiding the wetter areas of the forest; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. , 1903 Title A Revision of Cordia Section Gerascanthus (Boraginales; Cordiaceae) Publication J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 7(1); 55 - 83. 2013 Author Miller J.S. Publisher Year 2013 ISBN Description ]. Usually found growing in sandy or clay loam in the vicinity of the rivers[ 341 Title South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species. Publication Author Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J. Publisher Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Year 1979 ISBN 0 643 02582 0 Description A very useful guide. ].