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Cordia dichotoma
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Photo: Luanne Rodgers
11th Avenue, Mabelreign, Harare
Photo: Luanne Rodgers
11th Avenue, Mabelreign, Harare
Photo: Luanne Rodgers
11th Avenue, Mabelreign, Harare
Photo: Luanne Rodgers
11th Avenue, Mabelreign, Harare
Photo: Luanne Rodgers
11th Avenue, Mabelreign, Harare
Photo: Luanne Rodgers
11th Avenue, Mabelreign, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Cordia obliqua Willd. |
| Common names: | Clammy cherry (English) Gunda (English) Indian glue berry (English) Sebesten (English) |
| Description: | Small to medium deciduous tree. Inflorescences of corymbose cymes. Flowers short-stalked, bisexual, white. Fruit yellow or pinkish-yellow, shiny, ovoid or ellipsoid drupe, surrounded at the base by the persistent saucer-shaped calyx. Pulp becoming viscid on ripening. Inner hard stone 1-4-seeded. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | dichotoma: repeatedly dividing into two, dichotomous. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to China, Japan, tropical Asia, Australia and New Caledonia |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Friday 9 January 2015 |
| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 42. Orwa, C. et al. (2009). Cordia dichotoma Agroforestry Database: a tree reference and selection guide, version 4.0. Published on the internet: http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Cordia_dichotoma.pdf Pages 1 - 5. |
Other sources of information about Cordia dichotoma:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cordia dichotomaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Cordia dichotoma
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cordia dichotoma
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cordia dichotoma
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cordia dichotoma
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cordia dichotoma
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cordia dichotoma
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Cordia dichotoma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cordia dichotoma
Ispot Southern Africa: Cordia dichotoma
JSTOR Plant Science: Cordia dichotoma
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cordia dichotoma
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cordia dichotoma
The Plant List (version 1.1): Cordia dichotoma
Tropicos: Cordia dichotoma
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