Cordia africana

Cordia africana
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Cordia
Species:	C. africana
Binomial name
	Cordia africana; Lam.
Synonyms
	Cordia holstii Gürke ex Engl.; Cordia abyssinica R.Br. ex A.Rich.; Cordia abyssinica R. Br.; Cordia unyorensis Stapf; Gerascanthus africanus (Lam.) Borhidi; Gerascanthus holstii (Gürke ex Engl.) M.Kuhlm. & Mattos;

Cordia africana or Sudan teak is a mid-sized, white-flowered, evergreen tree in the borage family (Boraginaceae), native to Africa. It produces edible fruit, and its wood is used for drums or other carpentry.

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