Geiger tree

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Geiger tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: (unplaced) Family: Boraginaceae Subfamily: Cordioideae Genus: Cordia Species: C. sebestena
Binomial name
Cordia sebestena L.

The Geiger Tree (Cordia sebestena) is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is native to the American tropics, from southern Florida in the United States and The Bahamas southwards throughout Central America and the Greater Antilles.^[1] It is widely planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental because of its flowers. It has dark green, oval shaped leaves, and grows oval shaped fruits that are edible, but not flavorful. The Geiger tree tolerates drought but not frost.

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• USDA plant Classification Cordia sebestena

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A Geiger tree, at Geiger's house in Key West, Florida	tree in Hyderabad, India.	fruits in Hyderabad, India.	flowers & leaves in Hyderabad, India.
flower buds in Hyderabad, India.	fallen fruit in Hyderabad, India.	leaves in Hyderabad, India.	trunk in Hyderabad, India.

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