Cordia subcordata Lam.

TRUMAN 6. YUNCKER HERBARIUM
OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (DPU)
PURCHASED BY NY IN 1987
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BOTANICA!.
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DEPAUW UNIV.
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HERBARIUM
T. G. YUNCKEK
28923
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Presented to DPU Herbarium
by T. G. Vuncker
Cordia subcordata Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 1:421, 1791.
Small to large tree with spreading branches, up to 8 or more nt. tall. Leaves ovate,
alternate, tip to 15 or more cm. long, entire, acute, petioles up to 60 or snore cm. long.
Flowers orange, in few-flowered, axillary or terminal, cymose dusters, corolla funnel-
shaped, about 3-5 cm. long. Fruit ovoid, 2-3 cm. long, more or less fleshy, 1-seeded.
Frequent on cliffs and in thickets near the shore (9730, 10123). The wood
is hard and is used for hat blocks. Native name, motou.
Flora of Niue Island
Herbarium of Bernice P. Bishop Museum
no. 9730
Gordia subcordata Lam.
FIs. orange. Shrub 2 m. tall, on
sea cliff near Alof i. 15 m. alt.
Jan. 18, 1940.
1motou*
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