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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Cordia sebestena L. (BORAGINACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Geiger Tree, Siricote, Scarlet Cordia

Description

Shrubby tree to 10 m with dense bushy rounded crown. Leaves c. 20 cm long, ovate with wavy margins. Flowers c. 5 cm across, tubular and flaring, dark orange, in terminal dense clusters. Fruits c. 5 cm long, pear-shaped.


Distribution

Native in the American tropics, S Florida (USA), the Bahamas, southwards throughout C America.

Uses

Widely grown as ornamental.