Cordiaceae

Red manjack

Cordia collococca L.

Family: Cordiaceae
Genus: Cordia

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Red manjack: Location taken: Wilson Botanical Garden, Las Cruces Biological Station, Costa Rica. Names: Cordia collococca L., Bonbon Blanc, Clammy Cherry, Clammy-Cherry, Man — Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Red manjack, Clammy cherry

Synonyms

Cordia ehretioides Lam.
Cordia micrantha Sw.
Cordia rariflora A.Rich.
Ehretia dubia Jacq.
Gerascanthus collococcus (L.) Borhidi
Gerascanthus ehretioides (R.D.Good) Borhidi
Lithocardium collococca (L.) Kuntze
Sebestena collococca (L.) J.Presl

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: babedou babedou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Delmaude Ryan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sascha Ant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: monkeyjodey, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.