Cordia ecalyculata
species of plant
Cordia ecalyculata, also called Cordia salicifolia and chá de bugre, is a species of evergreen flowering tree in the family Cordiaceae, that occurs mainly in Brazil and is used as a medicinal plant. Its red fruit, which resembles a coffee bean and contains caffeine, is roasted and brewed as a coffee substitute.
Description
Cordia ecalyculata is a large shrub or small tree usually measuring 3–15 meters (10–49 ft) in height, but on occasion reaching 20 m (66 ft). They have somewhat gray bark that is fairly smooth, but with small cracks both along and across the length of the trunk. The leaves are evergreen and hairless. They may be elliptic-lanceolate or lanceolate in shape and measure 3–13 cm (1.2–5.1 in) long by 1–6 cm (0.4–2.4 in) long.
The tree has inflorescences made up of loosely packed cymes of flowers. The flowers are hairless and white. They have a tube about 4–5 millimeters long that flairs outward into five rounded lobes. Each flower has five stamens.
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