Sea trumpet
Cordia subcordata, Fam. Boraginaceae
A tall shrub or small tree, 2-15m high with cream to grey fissured bark.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub, Small tree |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Leaf: | Broadly egg shaped, heart shaped at the base, sharp point, shiny green, rough, 10-20 x 5-15cm. New growth hairy. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Orange |
| Flower description: | Orange, trumpet shaped flowers, five to seven broad lobes which are ruffled or crinkled, 3.5-4.5cm in diameter, borne in loose terminal clusters. February to May. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Brown, woody, globular nut, contracted at the top, hard, calyx persistent, 2-3 x 1.5-2.5cm. One to two seed. |
| Habitat: | Coastal dune, open forest. |
| Distribution | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New Guinea, Malesia, Asia, Africa. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea, Malesia, Asia, Africa. |
| Notes: | An excellent bushy shrub for beachfront planting. Propagate from seed. |
| Information sources: | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (2022) Cordia subcordata Lam. Plants of the World Online., Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. |
