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Cordiaceae
Cordiaceae R. Brown. Common name: Geiger-tree Family.
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).
References: Al-Shehbaz (1991); Gottschling, Weigend, & Hilger In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Miller (1985). Show full citations.
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© Aidan Campos | Cordia source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Weakley | Cordia source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Weakley | Cordia source | Original Image ⭷
© Aidan Campos | Cordia source | Original Image ⭷
© Michelle W., some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle W. | Varronia podocephala source | Original Image ⭷
© Steve Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Steve Fitzgerald | Cordia dichotoma source | Original Image ⭷
© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman | Varronia humilis source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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