Cordiaceae
Black-sage
Varronia polycephala
- Family
- Cordiaceae
- Genus
- Varronia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Black-sage
Synonyms
- Cordia adnata DC.
- Cordia boliviana Gand.
- Cordia corymbosa (Desv.) G.Don
- Cordia corymbosa f. hirsuta I.M.Johnst.
- Cordia corymbosa f. intonsa I.M.Johnst.
- Cordia corymbosa f. typica I.M.Johnst.
- Cordia guazumifolia (Desv.) Roem. & Schult.
- Cordia hermanniifolia Cham.
- Cordia hermanniifolia var. calycina Cham. & Schltdl.
- Cordia lapensis Warm.
- Cordia lineata Roem. & Schult.
- Cordia mariquitensis Kunth
- Cordia monosperma (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.
- Cordia paraguariensis Chodat & Hassl.
- Cordia patens Kunth
- Cordia patens Miq. ex Griseb.
- Cordia patens f. polycephala Cham. & Schltdl.
- Cordia patens var. angustifolia Warm.
- Cordia polycephala I.M.Johnst.
- Cordia salzmannii DC.
- Cordia salzmannii Griseb.
- Cordia salzmannii var. albiflora Chodat & Hassl.
- Cordia salzmannii var. lanceolata Fresen.
- Cordia sulfurata E.H.L.Krause
- Cordia ulmifolia Spreng.
- Cordia ulmifolia Juss.
- Cordia ulmifolia var. ovalis DC.
- Cordia ulmifolia var. ovata DC.
- Cordia urticifolia Cham.
- Cordia wickstroemii Steud.
- Cordiopsis monosperma (Jacq.) Ham. ex Heynh.
- Lithocardium adnatum (A.DC.) Kuntze
- Lithocardium guazumifolium Kuntze
- Lithocardium mariquitense Kuntze
- Ulmarronia corymbosa (L.) Friesen
- Ulmarronia mariquitensis Friesen
- Ulmarronia patens (Kunth) Friesen
- Varronia corymbosa Desv.
- Varronia guazumifolia Desv.
- Varronia hermanniifolia (Cham.) Borhidi
and 9 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, April to July, September, December (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Fernandes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marina, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: vinicius_s_domingues, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Droege, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JG, CC BY 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). About our plant data.