Cordia exaltata

Lam.

Boraginaceae

+ Synonyms

Cordia melanoneura Klotzsch

Cordia mucronata Poir.

Cordia scabrida Mart. ex Fresen.

Gerascanthus exaltatus (Lam.) Borhidi

Gerascanthus scabridus (Mart. ex Fresen.) Borhidi

Lithocardium exaltatum (Lam.) Kuntze

Lithocardium mucronatum (Poir.) Kuntze

Lithocardium scabridum (Mart. ex Fresen.) Kuntze

Common Name:

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General Information

Cordia exaltata is a small tree[

922

Title: Non-timber forest products of the North-West District of Guyana
Publication: Tropenbos-Guyana Series 8a
Author: van Andel T.R.
Publisher: Tropenbos-Guyana Programme; Georgetown, Guyana
Year: 2000
ISBN: 90-393-2536-7
Description: A very detailed study of the peoples and the plants they use, it includes a field guide to almost 500 species of useful plants.

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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a tying material.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - northern Brazil, Colombia, Venexuela, the Guyanas

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The plant contains various compounds with medicinal properties. Two neolignans have shown significant antimicrobial activity against bacteria and yeasts

Other Uses

The bark is used as minor lashing material[

922

Title: Non-timber forest products of the North-West District of Guyana
Publication: Tropenbos-Guyana Series 8a
Author: van Andel T.R.
Publisher: Tropenbos-Guyana Programme; Georgetown, Guyana
Year: 2000
ISBN: 90-393-2536-7
Description: A very detailed study of the peoples and the plants they use, it includes a field guide to almost 500 species of useful plants.

Propagation

Seed -

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