Famil: Boragiaceae Taxo: Cordia mooica Som: Gerascathus mooicus (Roxb.) Borhidi Cordia ovalis Commo Name: sadpaper saucer-berr sot berr Questioaire : curret 20090513 Status: Assessor Approved Assessor: Chuck Chimera Desigatio: EVALUATE Data Etr Perso: Chuck Chimera WRA Score 4 101 Is the species highl domesticated? =-3, =0 102 Has the species become aturalized where grow? =1, =-1 103 Does the species have weed races? =1, =-1 201 Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) - If islad is primaril wet habitat, the (0-low; 1-itermediate; 2- High substitute "wet tropical" for "tropical or subtropical" high) (See Appedix 2) 202 Qualit of climate match data (0-low; 1-itermediate; 2- High high) (See Appedix 2) 203 Broad climate suitabilit (evirometal versatilit) =1, =0 204 Native or aturalized i regios with tropical or subtropical climates =1, =0 205 Does the species have a histor of repeated itroductios outside its atural rage? =-2,?=-1, =0 301 Naturalized beod ative rage = 1*multiplier (see Appedix 2), = questio 205 302 Garde/ameit/disturbace weed =0, = 1*multiplier (see Appedix 2) 303 Agricultural/forestr/horticultural weed =0, = 2*multiplier (see Appedix 2) 304 Evirometal weed =0, = 2*multiplier (see Appedix 2) 305 Cogeeric weed =0, = 1*multiplier (see Appedix 2) 401 Produces spies, thors or burrs =1, =0 402 Allelopathic =1, =0 403 Parasitic =1, =0 404 Upalatable to grazig aimals =1, =-1 405 Toxic to aimals =1, =0 406 Host for recogized pests ad pathoges =1, =0 407 Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humas =1, =0 408 Creates a fire hazard i atural ecosstems =1, =0 409 Is a shade tolerat plat at some stage of its life ccle =1, =0 410 Tolerates a wide rage of soil coditios (or limestoe coditios if ot a volcaic islad) =1, =0 411 Climbig or smotherig growth habit =1, =0 Prit Date: 10/5/2012 Cordia mooica (Boragiaceae) Page 1 of 7
412 Forms dese thickets =1, =0 501 Aquatic =5, =0 502 Grass =1, =0 503 Nitroge fixig wood plat =1, =0 504 Geophte (herbaceous with udergroud storage orgas -- bulbs, corms, or tubers) =1, =0 601 Evidece of substatial reproductive failure i ative habitat =1, =0 602 Produces viable seed =1, =-1 603 Hbridizes aturall =1, =-1 604 Self-compatible or apomictic =1, =-1 605 Requires specialist polliators =-1, =0 606 Reproductio b vegetative fragmetatio =1, =-1 607 Miimum geerative time (ears) 1 ear = 1, 2 or 3 ears = 0, 2 4+ ears = -1 701 Propagules likel to be dispersed uitetioall (plats growig i heavil trafficked =1, =-1 areas) 702 Propagules dispersed itetioall b people =1, =-1 703 Propagules likel to disperse as a produce cotamiat =1, =-1 704 Propagules adapted to wid dispersal =1, =-1 705 Propagules water dispersed =1, =-1 706 Propagules bird dispersed =1, =-1 707 Propagules dispersed b other aimals (exterall) =1, =-1 708 Propagules survive passage through the gut =1, =-1 801 Prolific seed productio (>1000/m2) =1, =-1 802 Evidece that a persistet propagule bak is formed (>1 r) =1, =-1 803 Well cotrolled b herbicides =-1, =1 804 Tolerates, or beefits from, mutilatio, cultivatio, or fire =1, =-1 805 Effective atural eemies preset locall (e.g. itroduced biocotrol agets) =-1, =1 Desigatio: EVALUATE WRA Score 4 Prit Date: 10/5/2012 Cordia mooica (Boragiaceae) Page 2 of 7
Supportig Data: 101 1991. Dassaaake, M.D./Fosber, F.R. (eds.). A [Is the species highl domesticated? No evidece] Revised Hadbook to the Flora of Celo, 101 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East [Is the species highl domesticated? No evidece] Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 101 1997. Va Wk, B./Va Wk, P.. Field guide to trees of Souther Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa [Is the species highl domesticated? No evidece] 102 2012. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. NA 103 2012. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. NA 201 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 202 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 203 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 203 2002. Ruffo, C.K./Birie, A./Tegäs, B.. Edible Wild Plats of Tazaia. RELMA Techical Hadbook Series 27. Regioal Lad Maagemet Uit (RELMA), Swedish Iteratioal Developmet Cooperatio Agec (Sida), Nairobi, Kea 204 2004. Kilia, N./Hei, P./Hubaisha, M.A.. Further Notes o the Flora of the Souther Coastal Moutais of Yeme. Willdeowia. 34: 159-182. [Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) 2-High] "Zaire, Burudi, Somalia, Suda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswaa, Agola, South Africa ad Namibia ad also i Idia ad Celo ad cultivated i Mauritius." [Qualit of climate match data 2-High] [Broad climate suitabilit (evirometal versatilit)? Yes] "Ver catholic, from quite wet evergree forest to Acacia woodlad, Acacia-Commiphora bushlad ad Acacia-Euphorbia thicket i grasslad, coastal thicket, etc, ofte riverie; 0-1825 m." [Broad climate suitabilit (evirometal versatilit)? Yes] "This Cordia species grows from Ethiopia to cetral ad souther Africa. It is foud i ma habitats from wet or riverie forest to woodlad ad bush with Acacia-Euphorbia or grasslad, from the coast to 1,800 m ad i all areas of Tazaia except the cool highlads." [Native or aturalized i regios with tropical or subtropical climates? Yes] "Widespread from tropical Africa to the Idia Subcotiet ad Sri Laka (Verdcourt 1991: 17), this small tree has bee reported for the Arabia Peisula from the southwester moutais (NW Yeme, SW Saudi Arabia), from a isolated occurrece i the wester part of the souther moutais o the upper escarpmets of Jabal Uras, ad, from much farther east, from Dhofar, Oma (Kilia & al. 2002). Our record from Jabal Gedu, 200 km east of Jabal Uras, is aother idicatio for its former cotiuous distributio across souther Arabia." 205 2012. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. [Does the species have a histor of repeated itroductios outside its atural rage? No evidece] 301 2012. Radall, R.P.. A Global Compedium of [Naturalized beod ative rage? No evidece] Weeds. 2d Editio. Departmet of Agriculture ad Food, Wester Australia 302 2012. Radall, R.P.. A Global Compedium of [Garde/ameit/disturbace weed? No evidece] Weeds. 2d Editio. Departmet of Agriculture ad Food, Wester Australia 303 2012. Radall, R.P.. A Global Compedium of [Agricultural/forestr/horticultural weed? No evidece] Weeds. 2d Editio. Departmet of Agriculture ad Food, Wester Australia 304 2012. Radall, R.P.. A Global Compedium of Weeds. 2d Editio. Departmet of Agriculture ad Food, Wester Australia [Evirometal weed? No evidece] 305 2002. Perrow, M.R./Dav. A.J.. Hadbook of Ecological Restoratio: Priciples of restoratio. Cambridge Uiversit Press, Cambridge, UK [Cogeeric weed? Yes] "Biological cotrol of plats is more likel to succeed i costraied, isolated areas such as o oceaic islads. Cordia curassavica, oe of the worst itroduced weeds, has bee effectivel cotrolled o Mauritius." Prit Date: 10/5/2012 Cordia mooica (Boragiaceae) Page 3 of 7
401 1991. Dassaaake, M.D./Fosber, F.R. (eds.). A Revised Hadbook to the Flora of Celo, [Produces spies, thors or burrs? No] "Tree 5(-10) m tall, the twigs desel brow puberulet with two tpes of trichomes, some short, stiff, ad spreadig, the others brow, erect, ad dedritic. Leaves persistet, o ver short spurs; petioles 5-18(-24) mm log, desel brow puberulet; leaf blade ovate to earl elliptic, (2.4-)3.6-6.8(-10.3) cm log, (1.5-)2.3-5.1(-5.8) cm wide, the apex acute to obtuse, the base obtuse to rouded or rarel approachig acute, the margi udulate to uevel serrate to deticulate, the upper surface scabrous, the trichomes erect to spreadig ad from a multicellular cstoliths, the lower surface loosel to evel brow pubescet." 401 1996. Lovett, J.C./Ruffo, C.K./Gereau, R.E.. Field [Produces spies, thors or burrs? No] "Thors & Spies: Abset." guide to the moist forest trees of Tazaia. The Societ for Evirometal Exploratio ad the Uiversit of Dar es Salaam, UK & Tazaia 402 2012. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. [Allelopathic? Ukow] 403 1991. Dassaaake, M.D./Fosber, F.R. (eds.). A Revised Hadbook to the Flora of Celo, 404 1997. Va Wk, B./Va Wk, P.. Field guide to trees of Souther Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa 404 2008. Mehari, A.T.. Ethobotaical Stud of Dess a Forest, North-Easter Escarpmet of Ethiopia, with Emphasis o Use ad Maagemet of Forest Resources b the Local People. MSc Thesis. Addis Ababa Uiversit, Addis Ababa, Ethipia 405 1997. Va Wk, B./Va Wk, P.. Field guide to trees of Souther Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa [Parasitic? No evidece] "Tree 5(-10) m tall " [Boragiaceae] [Upalatable to grazig aimals? No] "The leaves are browsed b game. Fruit edible but ot ver tast." [Upalatable to grazig aimals? No] "Appedix IX. Plat species used as aimal fodder" [Cordia mooica - Part Used = Leaf] [Toxic to aimals? No evidece] "The leaves are browsed b game. Fruit edible but ot ver tast." 405 2005. Pakia, M.. Africa Traditioal Plat Kowledge Toda: A Ethobotaical Stud of the Digo at the Kea Coast. LIT Verlag Müster, Berli [Toxic to aimals? No evidece] " 'Wiper of pig's buttock'. The pig is believed to clea its buttocks [zodoha] after toiletig with this species." 406 2002. Ruffo, C.K./Birie, A./Tegäs, B.. Edible Wild Plats of Tazaia. RELMA Techical Hadbook Series 27. Regioal Lad Maagemet Uit (RELMA), Swedish Iteratioal Developmet Cooperatio Agec (Sida), Nairobi, Kea 407 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 407 2002. Ruffo, C.K./Birie, A./Tegäs, B.. Edible Wild Plats of Tazaia. RELMA Techical Hadbook Series 27. Regioal Lad Maagemet Uit (RELMA), Swedish Iteratioal Developmet Cooperatio Agec (Sida), Nairobi, Kea 407 2008. Wagstaff, D.J.. Iteratioal poisoous plats checklist: a evidece-based referece. CRC Press, Boca Rato, FL 408 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 408 1999. Maudu, P.M.. Traditioal food plats of Kea. Natioal Museum of Kea, Nairobi, Kea [Host for recogized pests ad pathoges? Ukow] No metio of pests or pathoges [Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humas? No evidece] "A ver variable species with leaves geerall so rough that the were used i the same wa as sadpaper b ative carpeters; the fruits are edible." [Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humas? No evidece] "Food: Fruit are edible. Ripe fruit are collected ad eate raw as a sack. The are sweet ad liked b childre ad herdsme. Medicial: Leaves are used as medicie to treat ee diseases. The leaves ad stem bark are used to treat lepros usig a steam bath, ad the bod ca also washed with a decoctio made from pouded bark." [Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humas? No evidece] [Creates a fire hazard i atural ecosstems? No evidece] "Ver catholic, from quite wet evergree forest to Acacia woodlad, Acacia Commiphora bushlad ad Acacia-Euphorbia thicket i grasslad, coastal thicket, etc, ofte riverie; 0-1825 m." [No evidece that this species is fire promotig or icreases fire frequec i atural ecosstems] [Creates a fire hazard i atural ecosstems? No evidece] "Widel distributed all over Kea i bushlad, 0-2,200 m. Commo i valle bottoms ad alog watercourses. Ofte o rock areas ad red cla soil." [No evidece that this species is fire promotig or icreases fire frequec i atural ecosstems] Prit Date: 10/5/2012 Cordia mooica (Boragiaceae) Page 4 of 7
408 2002. Ruffo, C.K./Birie, A./Tegäs, B.. Edible Wild Plats of Tazaia. RELMA Techical Hadbook Series 27. Regioal Lad Maagemet Uit (RELMA), Swedish Iteratioal Developmet Cooperatio Agec (Sida), Nairobi, Kea 409 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 409 2005. Friis, I,./Vollese, K.. Flora of the Suda- Ugada Border Area East of the Nile: Catalogue of vascular plats, 2d pt. Vegetatio ad phtogeograph. Kgl. Daske Videskaberes Selskab, Copehage, Demark 410 2003. Gotze, A.R./Colliers, S.S./Bezuidehout, H./Keller, K.. Aalsis of the riparia vegetatio (Ia lad tpe) of the proposed Vhembe-Dogola Natioal Park, Limpopo Provice, South Africa. Koedoe. 46(2): 45-64. 411 1991. Dassaaake, M.D./Fosber, F.R. (eds.). A Revised Hadbook to the Flora of Celo, 412 1997. Va Wk, B./Va Wk, P.. Field guide to trees of Souther Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa 412 2007. Badeira, S./Barbosa, F./Bila, N./Azevedo Jr., F./Nacamo, E./Majate, A.M./Mafambissa, M./Rafael, J.. Terrestrial Vegetatio Assessmet of the Quirimbas Natioal Park. www.quirimbas.gov.mz 501 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 502 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 503 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 504 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 601 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 601 2005. Loffler, L./Loffler, P.. Swazilad Tree Atlas icludig selected shrubs ad climbers. Souther Africa Botaical Diversit Network Report No. 38. SABONET, Pretoria, S.A. 602 2002. Nichols, G.. Dow to Earth: Gardeig with Idigeous Shrubs. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa [Creates a fire hazard i atural ecosstems? No evidece] "This Cordia species grows from Ethiopia to cetral ad souther Africa. It is foud i ma habitats from wet or riverie forest to woodlad ad bush with Acacia Euphorbia or grasslad, from the coast to 1,800 m ad i all areas of Tazaia except the cool highlads." [Is a shade tolerat plat at some stage of its life ccle? Ukow] "Ver catholic, from quite wet evergree forest to Acacia woodlad, Acacia-Commiphora bushlad ad Acacia Euphorbia thicket i grasslad, coastal thicket, etc, ofte riverie; 0-1825 m." [Is a shade tolerat plat at some stage of its life ccle? Ukow] "Widespread i a rage of fairl ope habitats (ofte riverie)." [Occurrece i ope habitats suggests limited shade tolerace] [Tolerates a wide rage of soil coditios?] "Cordia mooica Sub-commuit The habitat of this sub-commuit is i ma was similar to that of the Ximeia americaa - Flueggea virosa Sub commuit (2.1). The ol differece beig that this sub-commuit has established uder drier coditios ad mail occurs o somewhat higher lig areas further awa from the Limpopo River. The soils are also of the Oakleaf ad Valsrivier forms with less occurreces of the Arcadia soil form." [Climbig or smotherig growth habit? No] "Tree 5(-10) m tall " [Forms dese thickets? Occurs i thickets, but ukow if able to form moospecific stads] "Scramblig shrub or small bush tree; occurrig i bushveld ad thicket, ofte o floodplais ad termitaria." [Forms dese thickets? A compoet of thicket vegetatio] "Dr semi deciduous lowlad sublittoral Coastal thicket (Cordia mooica, Sideroxlo ad Erthroxlum) Rolas ad Matemo Islads. This vegetatio tpe occurs i the Arquipélago das Quirimbas (Rolas Islad), 7 m of altitude. The soil is sad, coralie, ad presets two differets characteristics: the vegetatio is composed b shrub ad shrubb plats, which var betwee 50 cm to 3 m tall. The vegetatio is ope ad domiated b species such as Cordia mooica, Maerua agolesis, Sideroxlo ierme, Erthroxlum lasiathu, Pappea sp., Clorodedrum glabrum, Rhchosia miima, Cordia mooica." [Aquatic? No] "Ver catholic, from quite wet evergree forest to Acacia woodlad, Acacia-Commiphora bushlad ad Acacia-Euphorbia thicket i grasslad, coastal thicket, etc, ofte riverie; 0-1825 m." [Grass? No] Boragiaceae [Nitroge fixig wood plat? No] Boragiaceae [Geophte (herbaceous with udergroud storage orgas -- bulbs, corms, or tubers)? No] "Much-brached spreadig shrub or small tree brached from the base, 1.5-8(-15) m. tall; crow usuall spreadig " [Evidece of substatial reproductive failure i ative habitat? No evidece] "Ver catholic, from quite wet evergree forest to Acacia woodlad, Acacia- Commiphora bushlad ad Acacia-Euphorbia thicket i grasslad, coastal thicket, etc, ofte riverie; 0-1825 m." [Evidece of substatial reproductive failure i ative habitat? No evidece] "Coservatio Status: Least Cocer" [Produces viable seed? Yes] "Propagatio: Seed" Prit Date: 10/5/2012 Cordia mooica (Boragiaceae) Page 5 of 7
602 2002. Ruffo, C.K./Birie, A./Tegäs, B.. Edible Wild Plats of Tazaia. RELMA Techical Hadbook Series 27. Regioal Lad Maagemet Uit (RELMA), Swedish Iteratioal Developmet Cooperatio Agec (Sida), Nairobi, Kea 603 2012. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. [Hbridizes aturall? Ukow] 604 2005. CAB Iteratioal. Forestr Compedium. CAB Iteratioal, Walligford, UK 605 2002. Ruffo, C.K./Birie, A./Tegäs, B.. Edible Wild Plats of Tazaia. RELMA Techical Hadbook Series 27. Regioal Lad Maagemet Uit (RELMA), Swedish Iteratioal Developmet Cooperatio Agec (Sida), Nairobi, Kea 606 2002. Nichols, G.. Dow to Earth: Gardeig with Idigeous Shrubs. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa 606 2009. Kokwaro, J.O.. Medicial plats of East Africa. Uiversit of Nairobi Press, Nairobi, Kea 607 2002. Nichols, G.. Dow to Earth: Gardeig with Idigeous Shrubs. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa 701 2002. Nichols, G.. Dow to Earth: Gardeig with Idigeous Shrubs. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa 702 2002. Ruffo, C.K./Birie, A./Tegäs, B.. Edible Wild Plats of Tazaia. RELMA Techical Hadbook Series 27. Regioal Lad Maagemet Uit (RELMA), Swedish Iteratioal Developmet Cooperatio Agec (Sida), Nairobi, Kea 703 1991. Dassaaake, M.D./Fosber, F.R. (eds.). A Revised Hadbook to the Flora of Celo, 704 1991. Dassaaake, M.D./Fosber, F.R. (eds.). A Revised Hadbook to the Flora of Celo, 705 1991. Verdcourt, B.. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Boragiaceae. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlads 705 1997. Va Wk, B./Va Wk, P.. Field guide to trees of Souther Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa 705 2005. Friis, I,./Vollese, K.. Flora of the Suda- Ugada Border Area East of the Nile: Catalogue of vascular plats, 2d pt. Vegetatio ad phtogeograph. Kgl. Daske Videskaberes Selskab, Copehage, Demark 706 2002. Nichols, G.. Dow to Earth: Gardeig with Idigeous Shrubs. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa [Produces viable seed? Yes] "Ol collected from the wild but ca be propagated b seed." [Self-compatible or apomictic? Ukow. Related species icompatible] "A strog icompatibilit mechaism is evidet i C. alliodora, there beig two icompatibilit groups, with roughl equal umbers of trees per group. Trees withi each group are icompatible with oe aother, but are compatible with a tree from the other group. The icompatibilit mechaism operates i the same wa withi ad betwee families: selfig is preveted but related matigs are ot reduced i favour of urelated matigs (Boshier, 1995). Results from allozme studies showed a high rate of outcrossig i atural stads (Boshier et al., 1995)." [Requires specialist polliators? Presumabl No] "FLOWERS: Pale ellow, sharpl fragrat, i dese termial clusters, each flower tubular, about 1 cm across, calx hair ad persistet." "Also used as a orametal tree ad is a source of bee forage." [Reproductio b vegetative fragmetatio? No evidece] "Propagatio: Seed" [Reproductio b vegetative fragmetatio? No evidece] "Propagatio is b seed for all species." [Miimum geerative time (ears)? 2] "First fruitig occurs at tow ears, prolificall ad outside the atural rage." "The shrub's growth is rapid, about 1 m per ear i a warm climate. It is probabl frost-sesitive." [Propagules likel to be dispersed uitetioall (plats growig i heavil trafficked areas)? Ukow. Possible that stick fruits ma adhere exterall to people or vehicles] "The bright orage fruits are flesh ad ver stick, ad extremel popular with birds." [Propagules dispersed itetioall b people? Yes] "The wood is tough ad used for buildig poles, firewood, bows, withies, walkig sticks, clubs ad pestles. The leaves are ver rough ad used as sadpaper. Also used as a orametal tree ad is a source of bee forage." [Propagules likel to disperse as a produce cotamiat? No evidece] "Fruits drupaceous, orage at maturit, the stoe ovoid, 9-12 mm log, 5-8 mm broad, the edocarp bo." [No evidece that relativel large, sigle-seeded fruit are grow with or have become a cotamiat of produce] [Propagules adapted to wid dispersal? No] "Fruits drupaceous, orage at maturit, the stoe ovoid, 9-12 mm log, 5-8 mm broad, the edocarp bo." [Propagules water dispersed? Possibl. Occurs alog riverie forest] "Ver catholic, from quite wet evergree forest to Acacia woodlad, Acacia- Commiphora bushlad ad Acacia-Euphorbia thicket i grasslad, coastal thicket, etc, ofte riverie; 0-1825 m." [Propagules water dispersed? Possibl] "Scramblig shrub or small bush tree; occurrig i bushveld ad thicket, ofte o floodplais ad termitaria." [Propagules water dispersed? Possibl. Occurs alog riverie forest] "Widespread i a rage of fairl ope habitats (ofte riverie)." [Propagules bird dispersed? Yes] "The bright orage fruits are flesh ad ver stick, ad extremel popular with birds." Prit Date: 10/5/2012 Cordia mooica (Boragiaceae) Page 6 of 7
706 2012. Hde, M.A./Wurste, B.T./Balligs, P.. Flora of Zimbabwe: Species iformatio: Cordia mooica [retrieved 3 October 2012]. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/spec ies.php?species_id=148220 [Propagules bird dispersed? Presumabl Yes] "Fruit flesh, ovoid, orage-ellow whe ripe, cupped i the persistet remais of the calx. " 707 2002. Nichols, G.. Dow to Earth: Gardeig with Idigeous Shrubs. Struik Publishers, Cape Tow, South Africa [Propagules dispersed b other aimals (exterall)? Ukow. Possible that stick fruits ma adhere exterall to aimals] "The bright orage fruits are flesh ad ver stick, ad extremel popular with birds." 708 2012. Hde, M.A./Wurste, B.T./Balligs, P.. Flora of Zimbabwe: Species iformatio: Cordia mooica [retrieved 3 October 2012]. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/spec ies.php?species_id=148220 [Propagules survive passage through the gut? Presumabl Yes] "Fruit flesh, ovoid, orage-ellow whe ripe, cupped i the persistet remais of the calx. " 801 2012. Hde, M.A./Wurste, B.T./Balligs, P.. Flora of Zimbabwe: Species iformatio: Cordia mooica [retrieved 3 October 2012]. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/spec ies.php?species_id=148220 802 2000. Salazar, R./Jøker, D.. Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pavó) Oke. Seed Leaflet No. 25. Daida Forest Seed Cetre, Demark 802 2008. Roal Botaic Gardes Kew. Seed Iformatio Database (SID). Versio 7.1. http://data.kew.org/sid/ [Prolific seed productio (>1000/m2)? No. Ulikel] "Shrub or small, multistemmed tree." " Fruit flesh, ovoid, orage-ellow whe ripe, cupped i the persistet remais of the calx." [mooica: oe-seeded [Evidece that a persistet propagule bak is formed (>1 r)? Ukow. Related species lose viabilit quickl i field coditios or if ot stored properl] Cordia alliodora - "The seed is orthodox, but if ot stored properl it loses viabilit fast. It is especiall importat to use bags that are completel airtight, either heav plastic or alumiium. I Costa Rica experiece is that after two weeks at room temperature the germiatio is dow to 40%. Best storage is at 5 C ad moisture cotet 7-10%. A experimet from Colombia showed that seed stored at 5 C ad 8.5% moisture cotet retaied 76% germiatio after 14 moths." [Evidece that a persistet propagule bak is formed (>1 r)? Orthodox seed storage. Ukow from field coditios] "Storage Behaviour: Orthodox Storage Coditios: 90% viabilit followig drig to mc's i equilibrium with 15% RH ad freezig for 1 moth at -20 C at RBG Kew, WP" 803 2012. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. [Well cotrolled b herbicides? Ukow] No iformatio o herbicide efficac or chemical cotrol of this species 804 2012. Total i Kea. Summar of tree uses ad maagemet [Accessed 05 Oct 2012]. http://www.total.co.ke/os/cotet/nt0005f692.pdf [Tolerates, or beefits from, mutilatio, cultivatio, or fire? Yes] Able to Coppice / Pollard 805 2012. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. [Effective atural eemies preset locall (e.g. itroduced biocotrol agets)? Ukow] Prit Date: 10/5/2012 Cordia mooica (Boragiaceae) Page 7 of 7
Summar of Risk Traits High Risk / Udesirable Traits Broad elevatio rage (>1000 m) ad evirometall versatile Thrives i tropical climates Related species has become ivasive Reaches maturit i 2 ears Seeds dispersed b birds Low Risk / Desirable Traits No evidece of aturalizatio or ivasiveess elsewhere Uarmed (o spies, thors or burrs) Fodder tree (palatable to browsig aimals) No-toxic Edible fruit Orametal ad medicial value Not kow to spread vegetativel