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Taxon:  Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.



Summary
Genus:
Cordia
Family:
Boraginaceae
Subfamily:
Cordioideae
Nomen number:
430456
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. 4:460. 1819
Verified:
03/31/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Varronia curassavica Jacq.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cordia brevispicata M. Martens & Galeotti
Cordia chacoensis Chodat
Cordia imparilis J. F. Macbr.
Cordia macrostachya (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.
Cordia verbenacea DC.
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Reference(s)
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  3. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. Flores des Mascareignes. 1976-
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  5. Estrada Sánchez, J. 1995. Cordia subgenero Varronia (Boraginaceae). Flora de Colombia. 1983- 14:95.
  6. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. Flora de Veracruz. 1978-
  7. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
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  9. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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  13. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). 2001
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Common names
English
black-sage –
wild sage –
French
herbe condé –
mahot noir –
Spanish
orégano-cimarrón –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucuman 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruTumbes 
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan 
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaSingapore  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Veracruz]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta, Tucuman], Paraguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru [Tumbes]
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Kalimantan], Malaysia, Singapore
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=430456. Accessed 30 August 2025.


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