Cordia boissieri information from NPGS/GRIN

United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)



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Taxon: Cordia boissieri A. DC.

Genus: Cordia
Family: Boraginaceae subfamily: Cordioideae. Also placed in: Cordiaceae Ehretiaceae
Nomen number: 11473
Place of publication: Prodr. 9:478. 1845
Name verified on: 08-Nov-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 19-Dec-2011
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

the 7 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

Mexican-olive (Source: Pulmonaria ) – English
ancahuita (Source: Pulmonaria ) – Spanish

Economic importance:

Environmental: ornamental (fide F Tex)

More:

View ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas
Northern Mexico: Mexico - Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas
Southern Mexico: Mexico - Veracruz

Cultivated:

also cultivated

References:

Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family. 197.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978–. Flora de Veracruz.
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Cordia boissieri.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Cordia boissieri.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Cordia boissieri.

Check other web resources for Cordia boissieri A. DC.:

PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
New World Fruits Database: Online database from Bioversity International
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

PlantSystematics.org
Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?11473 (18 May 2013)

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