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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Cordia subcordata Lam. (BORAGINACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Sea Trumpet, Kerosene Tree, Beach Cordia

Description

Small tree to 15 m with dense bushy crown. Leaves 6-18 cm long, ovate to oval, slightly heart-shaped base. Flowers 3.5-5 cm across, bright orange, trumpet shaped, in forked clusters of 5-15 flowers. Fruits 2.3-3 cm long, globose to oval or broadly ovoid, ripening dull yellow.

Ecology

Common in open sandy or rocky areas along the coast.

Distribution

E Africa, India to most of SE Asia and Pacific Is.

Uses

Often grown as ornamental tree.