Cordia platythyrsa
| Cordia platythyrsa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | unplaced |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cordiaideae |
| Genus: | Cordia |
| Species: | C. platythyrsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordia platythyrsa Bak. | |
Cordia platythyrsa is a tree found in Africa and is native to Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Zaire.[1] The tree grows to over 30 m in height and 1 m in diameter.[2] 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),[3] with a spongy, fibrous texture.
Common names include West African Cordia, Ebe (Cameroon, Gabon), Omo (Nigeria), and Tweneboa (Ghana).
The species is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened species.[4]
References
- ↑ "Cordia platythyrsa". The Wood Explorer. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. 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 (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ↑ "Cordia platythyrsa (West African Cordia)". IUCN. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
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