Derivation of specific name
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africana: African
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cordia africana Lam. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=148190
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Small to medium-sized deciduous tree with a rounded crown. The leaves are broadly ovate, rough to the touch with clear net-veining. The flowers in terminal heads, white, funnel-shaped and sweetly scented. The fruits are edible, orange when ripe.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cordia africana Lam. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=148190
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Local. The distribution is patchy and the trees are never common.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cordia africana Lam. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=148190
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Widespread in tropical Africa from Guinea to Ethiopia and from the Sudan to Angola and northern S Africa; also Arabia.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Cordia africana Lam. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=148190
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Cordia africana: Brief Summary
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Cordia africana or Sudan teak is a mid-sized, white-flowered, evergreen tree in the borage family (Boraginaceae), native to Africa. It produces edible fruit, and its wood is used for drums or other carpentry.
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