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sebestena

Taxon

Cordia sebestena L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 190 (-191). 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 014.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 010.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 002.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 013.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 008.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 001.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 006.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 012.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 009.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 011.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 003.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 004.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 007.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 005.jpg

Cordia sebestina--Tanz. Karimjee Bot. Garden, Dar es Salaam. 30 Jan 08. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 185.jpg

Cordia sebestina--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 185.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cordia sebestina--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 183.jpg

Cordia sebestina--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 183.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles; introduced into Bangladesh, Caroline Is., Florida, Gulf States, Leeward Is., Line Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

March 14, 2005

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)

36.728611, 2.194444

Location Remarks

70 St. Thomas Road, Durban

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

January 30, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (Karimjee Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Samora Machel Ave., Dar es Salaam.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Cordiaceae

Genus

Cordia

Specific Epithet

sebestena

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#237,003 of 335,497

Top 71%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →