Boraginaceae Cordia polycephala (Lam.) I.M. Johnston

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Node
• Vegetative
• Stem
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Morne Gazo - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Climbing shrub. Leaves serrated, scabrid upper surface. Fruit bright red covered with enlarged calyx.

Interest
An important treatment for childhood diarhea in Grenada (Averis, 2003). A tea is made from the leaves.

Specimen information

Collection Date
19/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
575

Location
Along main nature trail.

Notes
Spreading treelet 4 m tall. FLOWERS: over. (RHS colour code: Leaf upper =144A, below=147D)

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.020000 N   Longitude: 61.430000 W   Altitude: 265