Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Cordia sebastiana

Geiger tree
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Geiger tree

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Cordia sebastiana

Familia:

Boraginaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

10-14 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

orange

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

evergreen

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen tree

Consideraciones:

Leaves eaten by larvae of tortoise beetle rendering them not attractive

Disponibilidad:

Big Box Stores, Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

pH del suelo:

Calcareous but adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal areas.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Authors disagree on the nativity of this tree. Roger Hammer and IRC consider that since the fruits float and are consumed by migratory white-crowned pigeons, it likely predated Spanish settlement.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Orange geigertree, Largeleaf geigertree. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Cordsebe ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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