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Taxon:  Cordia africana Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Cordia
Family:
Cordiaceae
Nomen number:
312678
Place of publication:
Tabl. encycl. 1:420. 1792
Verified:
05/06/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cordia abyssinica R. Br.
Cordia holstii Gürke
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Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  3. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances.
  4. Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 197.
  5. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  6. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
  7. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  11. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  12. Keay, R. W. J. 1989. Trees of Nigeria
  13. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  14. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  15. Warfa, A. M. 1988. Cordia africana Lam. (Boraginaceae), the correct name for Bruce's "Wanzey". Taxon 37:961-963.
Common names
English
East African cordia –
large-leaf cordia –
Sudan teak –
French
faux teck –
sébestier d'Afrique –
teck d'Arabie –
Swahili
makobokobo –
mringamringa –
Swahili (Kenya)
muringa –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaaln.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Guinea, Nigeria
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Transvaal (n.)]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalshade/sheltershade for coffee fide F TE AfrTurrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
MaterialswoodtimberBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312678. Accessed 10 May 2025.