Cordia sebestena L.

The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species
Family
Common Name
Description
Location/Habitat
Latitude
Uses/Comments
Collector(s)
Collection No
Cordia sebestena	Au: L.
Boraginaceae
Geiger Tree (according to Correll & Correll, 1982). No real local
name.
Tree with orangish-red flowers.
Greenwood Development, found in the yard at Greenwood Beach Resort.
Cultivated.
24° 11’ 40” N	Longitude 75° 18 ’ 84” W
Mainly used as an ornamental tree, due to the lovely flowers. Especially
found in Church yards. Surprisingly there is no real local name given to
this plant.
Laurel R. Richey
99-385 Duplicates 5 Date June 6, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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