Boraginaceae FAMILY
Cordia borinquensis
Cordia borinquensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cordia borinquensis is an evergreen tree with horizantal branches; it usually grows around 6 metres tall, though is recorded as becoming larger. The erect bole can be 12cm in diameter[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCaribbean - Puerto Rico.
HabitatAn understorey tree in wet forests, mainly in montane areas[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ].