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Cordia aurantiaca

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Name

Identification
Cordia goossensii De Wild. [family BORAGINACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Cordia aurantiaca Baker [family BORAGINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Cordia unrecorded
  • Cordia zenkeri
  • Cordia [vermeuleneusteri]
  • Cordia goossensii
  • Cordia vignei
  • Cordia aurantiaca
  • Cordia angolensis
  • Cordia soyauxii
  • Cordia batesii
  • Cordia goossensi
  • Cordia mannii
  • Combretum unrecorded
Common name
  • úrìghóẹ̀n (Ross; KO&S) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • idumuye (KO&S) (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Cordia aurantiaca Bak. [family BORAGINACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Cordia aurantiaca Bak. [family BORAGINACEAE], in Kew Bull. 1894: 26; F.T.A. 4, 2: 10 (1905).
Cordia dusenii Gürke [family BORAGINACEAE], (1895).
Information
A shrub or small tree 16-26 ft. high, brownish-velvety on the young parts, with orange-yellow flowers, 3/4 in. long in terminal cymes.
Distribution
S. Nig.: Idumuje (Dec.) Thomas 2103! 2140! Sapoba Kennedy 1971! Oban Talbot 318![Br.] Cam.: Buea (fl. & fr. Mar.) Deiskel 620! Hutch. 8 Metcalfe 102! Maitland 570! Victoria (Mar.) Maitland 511! Boirongo (fl. Jan.) Keay FHI 37390!F. Po: (June) Barter! Mann 4! (See Appendix, p. 426.)

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