Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Cordia alliodora
Food
Livestock Forage
Fuelwood
Lumber
Medicinal
Ornamental
Product
English Common Name
Manjack
Colombian Common Name
Nogal cafetero, moho, canalete, vara de humo
Tree Family
Boraginaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
15cm
Length
×
6cm
Width
Tree Height
Large (> 35m)
Elevational Range (m)
1–1800m
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Colombia
Native to
Region
Americas
Latin America
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands
Colombia
Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Quindío, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca
Exotic in
Latin America
Asia, Galapagos
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Planted by seeds, dispersed by the wind and planted in nursery by cuttings. It is a fast-growing tree in suitable places, and with good management an annual increase in height of 2 meters is possible. It has a medium incidence of pests. It self-prunes easily.
Tree Benefits and Uses
Farmer Uses
- Food
- Livestock Forage
- Fuelwood
- Lumber
- Medicinal
- Ornamental
- Product
Leaves infusion is used colds and lung diseases as a tonic and stimulant. An ointment extracted from its powdered seed is used to treat skin diseases and as a healing agent. It is used to make sculptures, carved items and musical instruments, in the construction of houses (for slab or beam), tool handles, furniture, carpentry, floors, and fence posts.
Farm Services
- Coffee Shade
- Soil Improvement
- Reforestation
- Carbon Capture
Because it is very windproof, easily colonizes bare soils, and grows quickly, it can be used to start the process of restoration of native forests.
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes
Attracts biological control agents, Attracts seed dispersers, Attracts pollinators. Flowers are visited by resident and migratory birds that can be seen looking for insects in its canopy. Some species, such as the Squirrel Cuckoo, use material from these trees to build their nests.
Citations
Citations
Plants of the World Online (POWO). (2024). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/;
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2024). IUCN Red List. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.iucnredlist.org/;
Román, F., De Liones, R., Sautu, A., Deago, J., & Hall, J. S. (2012). Guía para la propagación de 120 especies de árboles nativos de Panama y el neotrópico. Retrieved from https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/20967/stri_GUIA_PROPAGACION.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y;
Fern, Ken (2024). Tropical Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://tropical.theferns.info/;
Universidad EIA. (2024). Catálogo virtual de Flora del Valle de Aburrá. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://catalogofloravalleaburra.eia.edu.co/;
Cárdenas, L. M. (2016). Aspectos ecológicos y silviculturales para el manejo de especies forestales: Revisión de información disponible para Colombia. Fundación Natura. Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
World Flora Online. (2024). World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.worldfloraonline.org/;
Universidad Nacional de Colombia. (2024). Nombres Comunes de las Plantasde Colombia. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/;
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es/