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Cordiaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Cordiaceae R. Brown. Common name: Geiger-tree Family.

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A family of 2 genera and about 350 species, trees and shrubs, pantropical. Recognized as subfamily Cordioideae in the Boraginaceae by some authors (Al-Shehbaz 1991).

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References: Al-Shehbaz (1991); Gottschling, Weigend, & Hilger In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Miller (1985). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Cordiaceae© Aidan Campos | Cordia source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cordiaceae© Alan Weakley | Cordia source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Cordiaceae© Alan Weakley | Cordia source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Cordiaceae© Aidan Campos | Cordia source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Cordiaceae© Michelle W., some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle W. | Varronia podocephala source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Cordiaceae© Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Steve Fitzgerald | Cordia dichotoma source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Cordiaceae© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman | Varronia humilis source | Original Image ⭷

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