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Cordia boissieri

Flowering Plants

Cordia boissieri is a white-flowered, evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Cordiaceae, with a native range extending from southern Texas in the United States south to central Mexico. Its common names include anacahuita, Mexican olive, white cordia and Texas wild olive. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Source of Dye 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Cordia boissieri 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Boraginaceae, Taxa
Source Cordia boissieri (Wikidata)
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Found In

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Cordia boissieri (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Cordia boissieri is a white-flowered, evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Cordiaceae.
  • Dye use
    A syrup made from the fruits is used to dye cloth and treat coughs.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Cordia boissieri
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profile
Quote, system profile
"habitat": "terrestrial"
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3. Cordia boissieri (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q147841 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Boraginaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Cordia boissieri
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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