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Scarlet Cordia
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Scarlet Cordia

Cordia sebestena L.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishScarlet Cordia
DutchSebestenboom
SpanishAnacahuite
Chinese红花破布木
Scientific nameCordia sebestena L.

About this species

Cordia sebestena is a shrubby tree in the family Cordiaceae, native to the American tropics. It ranges from southern Florida in the United States and the Bahamas, southwards throughout Central America and the Greater Antilles. The variety endemic to the Cayman Islands is a Vulnerable species. Common names have included siricote or kopté (Mayan) in 19th Century northern Yucatán, scarlet cordia in Jamaica, and Geiger tree (after Key West wrecker John Geiger) in Florida.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBoraginales
FamilyCordiaceae
GenusCordia

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