Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Cordia L.
CORDIA
Classification
BORAGINALES
Cordia
Citation
CORDIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 190. 1753, nom. cons. propos.
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TYPE: Cordia myxa Linnaeus, typ. cons. propos.
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Cordia dichotoma FRAGRANT MANJACK Not Native UPL (NWPL)
Cordia sebestena LARGELEAF GEIGERTREE Not Native FAC (NWPL)
Identification Key
1.  Upper leaf blade surface glabrous; corolla white, the tube 4-6 mm long
1.  Upper leaf blade surface scabrous; corolla orange, the tube 20-30 mm long
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Acnadena Acnadena Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur 41. 1838. TYPE: Acnadena elliptica (Swartz) Rafinesque (Cordia elliptica Swartz)
Ascania Ascania Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 313. 1766. TYPE: = Patagonula Linnaeus 1753.
Auxemma Auxemma Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., ser. 2. 1: 23. 1875. TYPE: Auxemma gardneriana Miers 1875.
Bourgia Bourgia Scopoli, Intr. Hist. Nat. 158. 1777. TYPE: = Salimori Adanson 1763.
Calyptracordia Calyptracordia Britton, in Britton & P. Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico 6: 123. 1925. TYPE: Calyptracordia alba (Jacquin) Britton 1925. (Varronia alba Jacquin 1760.)
Carpiphea Carpiphea Necker ex Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur 40. 1838. TYPE: Borellia aspera Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Cordia tetrandra Aublet)
Carpiphea Carpiphea Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur 39. 1838. TYPE: Carpiphea dentata Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Cordia monoica Roxburgh)
Cerdana Cerdana Ruiz Lopez & Pavon, Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 37, pl. 6. 1794. TYPE: Cerdana alliodora Ruiz Lopez & Pavon
Cienkowskya Cienkowskya E. Regel & Rach, Index. Sem. Hort. Bot. Petrop. 1859: 48. 1859. TYPE: Cienkowskya nitida E. Regel & Rach 1859.
Coilanthera Coilanthera Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur 38. 1838. TYPE: Coilanthera rotundifolia (Ruiz Lopez & Pavon) Rafinesque. (Cordia rotundifolia Ruiz Lopez & Pavon)
Collococcus Collococcus P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 167. 1756. TYPE: Collococcus macrophyllus (Linnaeus) Rafinesque (Cordia macrophylla Linnaeus) Lectotypified by I. M. Johnston, Contr. Gray Herb. 92: 47. 1930.
Cordiada Cordiada Vellozo, Fl. Flumin. 98. 1829 ("1825"). TYPE: Cordiada trichotoma Vellozo
Ectemis Ectemis Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur 39. 1838. TYPE: Ectemis lutea (Lamarck) Rafinesque (Cordia lutea Lamarck)
Firensia Firensia Scopoli, Intr. Hist. Nat. 157. 1777. TYPE: Cordia flavescens Aublet
Gerascanthus Gerascanthus P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 170. 1756. TYPE: Cordia gerascanthus Linnaeus Lectotypified by I. M. Johnston, Contr. Gray Herb. 92: 8. 1930.
Gynaion Gynaion Alph. de Candolle, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 468. 1845. TYPE: Gynaion vestitum Alph. de Candolle
Hemigymnia Hemigymnia Griffith, Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 3: 363. 1842. TYPE: Hemigymnia macleodii Griffith
Hymenesthes Hymenesthes Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., ser. 2. 1: 26. 1875. TYPE: Hymenesthes nitida Miers
Lithocardium Lithocardium Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 438. 1891. TYPE: = Cordia Linnaeus 1753.
Macielia Macielia Vandelli, Fl. Lusit. Bras. Spec. 14. 1788. TYPE: Non designatus.
Macria Macria Tenore, Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis. 24(1): 366. 1847, non (E. Meyer) Spach 1840. TYPE: Macria callipticantha Tenore
Myxa Myxa (Endlicher) Lindley, Veg. Kingd. 629. 1846. BASIONYM: Cordia Linnaeus, subsect. Myxa Endlicher, Gen. Pl. 644. 1839. TYPE: = Cordia Linaneus 1753. Substitute name for Sebestena Gaertner 1788, non Boehmer 1760.
Novella Novella Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur 39. 1838. TYPE: Novella nigra Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Cordia subcordata Lamarck) = Salimori Adanson 1763.
Paradigma Paradigma Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., ser. 2. 1: 30. 1875. TYPE: Paradigma galeottiana (A. Richard) Miers (Cordia galeottiana A. Richard)
Patagonula Patagonula Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 149. 1753. TYPE: Patagonula americana Linnaeus 1753.
Physoclada Physoclada (Alph. de Candolle) Lindley, Veg. Kingd. 629. 1846. BASIONYM: Cordia Linnaeus, sect. Physoclada Alph. de Candolle, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 475. 1845. TYPE: Cordia nodosa Lamarck Lectotypified by I. M. Johnston, Contr. Gray Herb. 92: 46. 1930.
Pilicordia Pilicordia (Alph. de Candolle) Lindley, Veg. Kingd. 629. 1846. BASIONYM: Cordia Linnaeus, sect. Pilicordia Alph. de Candolle, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 474. 1845. TYPE: Cordia diversifolia Pavon ex Alph. de Candolle Lectotypified by I. M. Johnston, Contr. Gray Herb. 92: 46. 1930.
Plethostephia Plethostephia Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., ser. 2. 1: 32. 1875. TYPE: Plethostephia andiocarpa (A. Richard) Miers (Cordia angiocarpa A. Richard)
Quarena Quarena Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur 39. 1838. TYPE: Non designatus.
Rhabdocalyx Rhabdocalyx (Alph. de Candolle) Lindley, Veg. Kingd. 629. 1846. BASIONYM: Cordia Linnaeus, sect. Rhabdocalyx Alph. de Candolle, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 474. 1845. TYPE: Cordia elaeagnoides Alph. de Candolle
Saccellium Saccellium Bonpland, in Humboldt & Bonpland, Pl. Aequin. 1: 46, pl. 13. 1806. TYPE: Saccellium lanceolatum Bonpland 1806.
Salimori Salimori Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 177. 1763. TYPE: Cordia subcordata Lamarck
Sebesten Sebesten Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 177. 1763. TYPE: Sebesten sebestena (Linnaeus) Britton (Cordia sebestena Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 2: 124. 1925. = Sebestena Boehmer 1760, by lectotypification.
Sebestena Sebestena Boehmer, in Ludwig, Def. Gen. Pl., ed. 3. 38. 1760. TYPE: Cordia sebestena Linnaeus
Sebestena Sebestena Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 364, t. 76. 1788, non Boehmer 1760. TYPE: Sebestena officinalis Gaertner, nom. illegit. (Cordia myxa Linnaeus) = Myxa (Endlicher) Lindley 1846; = Cordia Linnaeus 1753.
Toquera Toquera Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur 40. 1838. TYPE: Toquera tomentosa Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Cordia toqueve Aublet)