Bicolor cordia
Cordia bicolor

Family: Boraginaceae

What it is like

A medium sized tree. Leaves are rough to the touch. A single leaf develops from each branch fork. The flowers are very small and white. They are in dense clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit are small berries.

There are about 300 Cordia species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in wet and moist forests.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Altrique, Barnabe, Caujaro, Cautaro, Laurel macho, Muneco, Pavo, Sombra de ternero

Synonyms

Cordia belizensis Lundell; Cordia carnosa Rusby; Cordia lockhartii Kuntze; Cordia trichostyla Pittier; Gerascanthus bicolor (A.DC.) Borhidi; Lithocardium bicolor (A.DC.) Kuntze;