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54 BORAGINACEAE SMITHSON" CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOTANY
Cordia alliodom
Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pavon) men. 1841,3:1098.--Liale & Wadsworth,
1964:468, pl. 221.
Cerdam alliodora Ruiz & Pavon, 1799,2:47.
Cordia germcanthus msu Grisebach, 1862:478, non Linnaeus.
Gerascanthus alliodorw (Ruiz & Pavh) Bddi et al., 1988396.
Tree to 20 m tall;younger parts stellately f pubescent; leaves
elliptic, 10-20 cm x 2.5-9 cm; petiole to 4 cm; inflorescence
a stiff panicle to 22 cm broad; calyx tube 4.5 mm long, lobes
0.5 mm, 10-veined, pubescent; corolla white, 1.1 cm, lobes 0.6
cm; fruit fusiform, included in persistent calyx and corolla.
Neotropics; rare in Dominica in dry coastal woodlandx
Coulibisai (Whitefoord 5359), Scotts Head (Hodge 1627), sine
loc. (Imray s.n.).
Cordia sebestana Linnaeus, a similar species but more
pubescent and with large red flowers, was reported from
Dominica by Beard (1944:64), possibly from cultivation.
Cordia collococca
Cordia collococca Linnaeus, 1760 [Jan]:l4, "callococca"; 1760 [Sep],
Arnoen. 5:377.-Johnston, 1949b:123.-Little et al.. 1974:842, pl. 672.
Gerascanrhus collococcw (Linnaeus) Borhidi in Borhidi et al., 1988:399.
Tree to 6 m; leaves obovate, apiculate, usually tapering at
base, glabrous, to 12 cm x 6 cm; petioles 1 cm; leaf scars
prominent on 1 year twigs; inflorescence cymose; flowers
white, fragrant; calyx splitting irregularly; corolla tube 3 mm,
petals 3 mm, reflexed, stamens conspicuously exserted, fruit a
fleshy red berry, 1 cm across.
Neotropics; near sea level in Dominica on west coast:
Cabrits (Nicolson 4193), Morne Daniel (Hodge 3890), Pointe
Ronde (Hodge 2735), Salisbury (Ernst 1423). Fruits May-
June.
Cordia divaricata
Cordia divaricata Kunth, 1818,3:74.-Johnston, 1949b121.
Cordia cwassavica sensu (UICP, non Roemer & Schultes.
Cordia cinerascens A.P. Candolle, 1845,9:492.
Cordia cylindrirtachya var. cherascens (A.P. Canddle) Grisebach, 1862:480.
Varronia diwricata (Kunth) Bohidi in Borhidi et al., 1988:391.
Densely branching shrub to 2 m; leaves rugose, oblongovate,
rounded at apex, tapering at base, epetiolate, to 5 cm x
1.5 cm, margins crenate; inflorescence a terminal spike, to 8 cm
long; corolla tube 4 mm, lobes 1.5 mm; fruit a red berry.
Northern South America, Martinique; a fairly common shrub
in Dominica in dry areas below 500 m on west side: Batali
River (Webster 13171), Colihaut (Ernst 1137, Wilbur 8225),
Dublanc (Whirefoord 4278). Grand Savanne (Hodge 3808,
Lloyd 839, Nicolson 40S1, Stehle 6317, Wilbur 7631), South
Chiltern (Stern & Wasshausen 2534).
Cordia curassavica Roemer & Schultes sensu strict0 seems
not to occur in Dominica. Reports of its occurrence are based
on a wider interpretation of the species that includes C.
divaricata (see Johnston, 1949b:99- 102). Cordia curassavica
is distinguished from C. divaricata in having larger (1 1 cm x 3
cm), elliptic, dentate, short-petiolate leaves. Cordia curassavica
may also have been confused with C. martinicensis or C.
nesophila.
Cordia globosa
Cordia globma (Jacquin) Kunth, 1818,3:76.
Varronia globosa Jacquin, 1760:ll.
Varronia darycephala Desvaux. 1809:274.
Cordia dagcephala (Desvaux) Kunth, 1818,3:76.
Sprawling shrub to 2 m; leaves elliptic, base cuneate, upper
2/3 of margins coarsely serrate, 3-8 cm x 1.5-4 cm; twigs,
leaves and calyx strigose; inflorescence terminal, globose, 2 cm
broad; calyx lobes setaceous, 3 mm; corolla tube 4 mm, lobes
2 mm, white; berry ovate, red, 5 mm long.
Northern South America, Lesser Antilles; occasional in
Dominica, roadside thickets on west coast: Cabrits (Hodge 890,
Nicolson 1195, Smith 10337), Colihaut (Kimber 1060),
Dublanc (Whirefoord 4276), Grand Savanne (Wilbur 7656,
Stehlt 6396), Loubiere (Hodge 3861), Pointe Ronde (Hodge
2769), Rosehill (Eggers 878), Salisbury (Ernst 1753), Scotts
Head (Wilbur 8135), St. Joseph (Nicolson 4043, sine loc.
(Eggers 818, Imray s.n.).
Cordia martinicensis
Cordia martinicensir (Jacquin) Roaner & Schdtes, 1819,4:461.
Varronia martinicensis Jaquin, 1760: 14.
Shrub to 2 m; leaves slightly scabrous, ovate, apex
acute-attenuate, base rounded to acute, 6-20 cm x 3-8 cm,
margin coarsely toothed; inflorescence a stout terminal spike,
densely flowered; calyx inflated, lobes with subulate tips;
corolla tube 6 mm long, lobes 1 mm; fruit a drupe, included in
calyx.
Lesser Antilles; occasional in Dominica on west coast below
300 m: Colihaut-Pointe Ronde-Milton Estate (Ernst 2063,
Hodge 2543,2663, Lloyd 853, Whitefoord 4682).
Cordia nesophila
Cordia nesophika Johnston, 1956:289.
Cordia salviifdia sensu auctt., non Jussieu ex Poket.
Varronia nesophila (Johnston) Borhidi in Borhidi et al.. 1988:392
Slender shrub to 3 m; leaves scabrous above, pubescent
beneath, ovate-lanceolate, apex acute, base rounded to acute,
6-15 cm x 1.5-6 cm, margins crenate; inflorescence a terminal
corymbiform cyme to 7 cm across; flowers & sessile; calyx with
10 veins visible; corolla tube 4 mm, lobes 2 mm, reflexed;
hits frequently parasitized, 5 mm across.
Lesser Antilles; infrequent in Dominica, dry western coastal
slopes: Colihaut (Wilbur 8238, 8279), Dublanc (Whirefoord
4277).