Boraginaceae FAMILY Least Concern
Cordia mairei
Cordia mairei
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cordia mairei is a shrub or a tree The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Even though Cordia mairei occurs within a protected area, it experiences continuing decline because of fires, forest exploitation and grazing. However, because it has a large distribution range, the plant is currently classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - western Madascar
HabitatDry, subarid and subhumid thickets, forests and inselbergs or rock faces; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].