Cordia platythyrsa
Cordia platythyrsa is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae, found in Africa and is native to Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The tree grows to over 30 m in height and 1 m in diameter.[3] The wood is pale yellow to almost white in color and used mainly for furniture making, interior joinery, domestic items, canoes, and musical instruments. It has low density (0.5 g/cm3) and is very soft (Monnin hardness 1.3),[4] with a spongy, fibrous texture.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Cordia |
| Species: | C. platythyrsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordia platythyrsa | |
Common names include West African cordia, ebe or Mukumari (Cameroon, Gabon), omo (Nigeria), and tweneboa (Ghana).
The species is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened species.[1]
References
- African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe, July 1996) (1998). "Cordia platythyrsa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33043A9752794. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33043A9752794.en. Retrieved July 18, 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "Cordia platythyrsa". The Wood Explorer. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- "Cordia platythyrsa". JSTOR Plant Science. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- "Cordia d'Afrique" (PDF). TROPIX. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.