Cordia monoica

Sandpaper saucer-berry
Cordia monoica, illustration from the species description
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Cordiaceae
Genus: Cordia
Species:
C. monoica
Binomial name
Cordia monoica
Roxb.
Synonyms[2]
  • Cordia bakeri Britten
  • Cordia dioica Bojer ex A.DC.
  • Cordia diversa Thwaites
  • Cordia kabarensis De Wild.
  • Cordia obovata Baker [Illegitimate]
  • Cordia ovalis R.Br. ex A.DC.
  • Cordia polygama Roxb.
  • Cordia quarensis Gürke
  • Cordia rubra Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Gerascanthus bakeri (Britten) Borhidi
  • Gerascanthus dioicus (Bojer ex A.DC.) Borhidi
  • Gerascanthus monoicus (Roxb.) Borhidi [Invalid]
  • Lithocardium monoicum Kuntze
  • Lithocardium ovale Kuntze

Cordia monoica, the sandpaper saucer-berry, or snot berry, is a species of flowering tree in the family Cordiaceae, that is native to India, Sri Lanka and in African countries from Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Zimbabwe down to South Africa.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Cordia monoica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T149352216A149510682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T149352216A149510682.en. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Cordia monoica Roxb". the Plant List.
  3. ↑ "Cordia monoica". africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-07.


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