Cordia insignis

Botanical Description

Cordia insignis is a deciduous shrub growing from a thickened underground rootstock; it can grow 3 - 4 metrs tall. Some plants in this species are herbaceous, forming new, annual stems each year[ 1903 Title A Revision of Cordia Section Gerascanthus (Boraginales; Cordiaceae) Publication J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 7(1); 55 - 83. 2013 Author Miller J.S. Publisher Year 2013 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Cordia insignis has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 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. ].