Cordiaceae
Yauco
Cordia gerascanthus
- Family
- Cordiaceae
- Genus
- Cordia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yauco
Synonyms
- Cerdana gerascanthus (L.) Moldenke
- Cordia bracteata DC.
- Cordia gerascanthus f. martinicensis Chodat
- Cordia gerascanthus f. micrantha Chodat
- Cordia geraschanthoides Kunth
- Cordia langlassei Loes.
- Cordia rothschuhii Loes.
- Gerascanthus gerascanthoides (Kunth) Borhidi
- Gerascanthus lanceolatus J.Presl
- Gerascanthus vulgaris Mart.
- Lithocardium bracteatum (A.DC.) Kuntze
- Lithocardium gerascanthodes Kuntze
- Lithocardium gerascanthus (L.) Kuntze
- Purkinjia nodosa C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos

Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christian Pirkl, 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.