Cordia subcordata

Cordia subcordata
Flower and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Cordiaceae
Genus: Cordia
Species:
C. subcordata
Binomial name
Cordia subcordata
Synonyms
18 synonyms
  • Lithocardium subcordatum (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Cordia banalo Blanco
  • Cordia campanulata Roxb.
  • Cordia hexandra Roem. & Schult.
  • Cordia ignota Blanco
  • Cordia moluccana Roxb.
  • Cordia octandra A.DC.
  • Cordia orientalis R.Br.
  • Cordia prionodes Voigt
  • Cordia rumphii Blume
  • Cordia sebestena G.Forst.
  • Cordia serrata Roxb.
  • Gerascanthus moluccanus (Roxb.) Borhidi
  • Lithocardium moluccanum (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium octandrum (A.DC.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium serratum Kuntze
  • Novella nigra Raf.
  • Sebestena rumphii (Blume) J.Presl

Cordia subcordata is a species of flowering tree in the family Cordiaceae. It can be found growing in eastern Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia and the Pacific Islands. The plant is known by a variety of names, including kou, beach cordia, sea trumpet, and kerosene wood.