Cordia monoica

Sandpaper saucer-berry
Cordia monoica, illustration from the species description
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Cordia
Species:	C. monoica
Binomial name
Cordia monoica Roxb.
Synonyms
Cordia bakeri Britten Cordia dioica Bojer ex A.DC. Cordia diversa Thwaites Cordia kabarensis De Wild. Cordia obovata Baker [Illegitimate] Cordia ovalis R.Br. ex A.DC. Cordia polygama Roxb. Cordia quarensis Gürke Cordia rubra Hochst. ex A.Rich. Gerascanthus bakeri (Britten) Borhidi Gerascanthus dioicus (Bojer ex A.DC.) Borhidi Gerascanthus monoicus (Roxb.) Borhidi [Invalid] Lithocardium monoicum Kuntze Lithocardium ovale Kuntze

Cordia monoica, the sandpaper saucer-berry, or snot berry, is a species of flowering tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, that is native to India, Sri Lanka and in African countries from Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Zimbabwe down to South Africa.

References

• Zimbabwe flora
• India biodiversity
• Sandpaper saucer-berry