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Cordiaceae
Cordia

not marked as a favorite taxon Cordia boissieri A.L.P.P. de Candolle. Common name: Anacahuita, Mexican-olive. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Thickets, chaparral, gravelly slopes, streambanks; also in horticultural use. Distribution: S. TX south to s. Mexico.

Glossary (beta!)

ID notes: Cordia boissieri is very distinctive , with it large white corollas, and densely white-felted leaf undersides.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Mex, Tx, Al-Shehbaz (1991), Miller (1985). Basionym: Cordia boissieri A.DC. 1845

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Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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image #1 of Cordia boissieri© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cordia boissieri© Aidan Campos source
image #3 of Cordia boissieri© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷

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