Mexican olive (Cordia boissieri)

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Identidad taxonómica

Scientific name: Cordia boissieri A.DC.
Canonical name: The scientific name without its authorship or date, for example Zea mays instead of Zea mays L.: Cordia boissieri
Authorship: The author or authors credited with publishing the scientific name. It is written after the name, sometimes with the year, for example L. (Linnaeus) in Zea mays L. An author in parentheses first published the name in another genus or rank.: A.DC.
Common names: Mexican olive, Mexican-olive, Texas wild olive, anacahuita, anacahuite
Names in other languages (5)
An(a)cahuita, ancahuita, stambiažiedis širdamedis, Кордия Буасье, 德州橄欖
Kingdom: One of the broadest ranks of biological classification. It groups organisms that share very basic features, for example plants (Plantae), animals (Animalia) or fungi (Fungi).: Plantae
Phylum: Rank below kingdom that groups organisms with a shared general body plan, for example chordates (Chordata), arthropods (Arthropoda) or vascular plants (Tracheophyta). In botany the same rank is also called division.: Tracheophyta
Class: Rank below phylum, for example mammals (Mammalia), birds (Aves), insects (Insecta) or monocot plants such as grasses and orchids (Liliopsida).: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rank below class that groups related families, for example grasses and their relatives (Poales) or bats (Chiroptera).: Boraginales
Family: Rank below order that groups related genera. Family names usually end in -aceae in botany (for example Poaceae, the grass family) and in -idae in zoology (for example Felidae, the cat family).: Cordiaceae
Genus: Rank that groups closely related species. Its name is the first word of a species' scientific name and starts with a capital letter, for example Zea in Zea mays.: Cordia
Specific epithet: The second word of a species' scientific name. On its own it does not name the species: it always goes with the genus, for example mays in Zea mays.: boissieri
Taxonomic rank: The level a name occupies in the hierarchy of biological classification, such as kingdom, family, genus, species or subspecies.: species
Reference species: Cordia boissieri
Taxonomic status: Whether the taxonomic catalogue the record comes from currently accepts this name for the organism, or treats it as a synonym of another accepted name or as doubtful.: accepted name

Photos and conservation status

IUCN Red List category: The extinction-risk category that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assigns to a species on its Red List. EX Extinct: there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. EW Extinct in the wild: it survives only in cultivation, in captivity or as a population far outside its past range. CR Critically endangered, EN Endangered and VU Vulnerable: the three threatened categories, from an extremely high to a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT Near threatened: close to qualifying as threatened. LC Least concern: evaluated and not threatened. DD Data deficient: there is not enough information to assess its risk. NE Not evaluated: not yet assessed against the criteria. It describes the risk of the species worldwide, not its situation in a project's area.: Not available.

No photos have been requested for this species yet.

Interacciones documentadas

GloBI says it is documented somewhere in the world. Biolitica answers whether it could happen here.

A documented interaction means it was recorded somewhere in the world. It does not mean it occurs here.

Types shown: 5 of 5 has its flowers visited by × interacts with × is a host of × is eaten by × is adjacent to ×

Blocks that do not sit under a navigation concept heading keep the source's own term: no navigation concept has been assigned to them yet.

Flower visit

has its flowers visited by 22 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. Visiting a flower is not pollinating it. «Pollinates» is a different term and a different block, and merging the two is the measured defect that turned ~88 shared «pollinators» into birds and primates.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Monarch Danaus plexippus Nymphalidae	has its flowers visited by	14	not compared
14 sources · 18 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100464619 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Record contexts (sample): no place published · Oct. 27, 2021 · Human observation; no place published · Oct. 27, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100912765 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Record contexts (sample): no place published · Nov. 10, 2021 · Human observation; no place published · Nov. 10, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100954794 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Record contexts (sample): no place published · Nov. 10, 2021 · Human observation; no place published · Nov. 10, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100954795 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Record contexts (sample): no place published · Nov. 10, 2021 · Human observation; no place published · Nov. 10, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1143680 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Dec. 14, 2014 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2319927 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 28, 2015 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2489171 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Dec. 17, 2015 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104446291 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 1, 2022 · Human observation And 6 more sources, with fewer records, not listed here. A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Heraclides rumiko	has its flowers visited by	6	not compared
6 sources · 6 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107597432 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Aug. 14, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5159432 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Feb. 22, 2017 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17364471 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 9, 2018 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245995733 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 6, 2024 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250940153 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 3, 2024 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256050495 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · March 23, 2024 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Papilionidae	has its flowers visited by	4	not compared
4 sources · 4 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1049339 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 31, 2014 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1827802 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Aug. 2, 2015 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1834168 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Aug. 4, 2015 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5035608 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 25, 2017 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe Pieridae	has its flowers visited by	3	not compared
3 sources · 3 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319250481 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 5, 2025 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17364470 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 9, 2018 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252520408 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 11, 2024 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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interacts with 15 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Wild Olive Tortoise Beetle Physonota alutacea Chrysomelidae	interacts with	23	not compared
23 sources · 42 records https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=29553557 Published in globalbioticinteractions/ucm-ucmc Record contexts (sample): Weslaco · Oct. 22, 1983 · Preserved specimen; Weslaco · Oct. 22, 1983 · Preserved specimen https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=29553558 Published in globalbioticinteractions/ucm-ucmc Record contexts (sample): Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen; Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=29553559 Published in globalbioticinteractions/ucm-ucmc Record contexts (sample): Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen; Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=29553560 Published in globalbioticinteractions/ucm-ucmc Record contexts (sample): Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen; Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=29553561 Published in globalbioticinteractions/ucm-ucmc Record contexts (sample): Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen; Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=29553562 Published in globalbioticinteractions/ucm-ucmc Record contexts (sample): Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen; Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=29553563 Published in globalbioticinteractions/ucm-ucmc Record contexts (sample): Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen; Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=29553564 Published in globalbioticinteractions/ucm-ucmc Record contexts (sample): Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen; Weslaco · Nov. 12, 1983 · Preserved specimen And 15 more sources, with fewer records, not listed here. A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Clouded Skipper Lerema accius Hesperiidae	interacts with	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/231348284 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · July 18, 2024 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/232399994 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · July 20, 2024 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
White-lined Hawk-moth Hyles lineata Sphingidae	interacts with	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340896789 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Feb. 27, 2026 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Lerema ochrius Hesperiidae	interacts with	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/334839689 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 14, 2026 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is a host of 9 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. In the source ontology symbiosis covers mutualism, commensalism and parasitism alike, so this block holds attackers and allies side by side.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
Erysiphe cichoracearum	is a host of	4	not compared
4 sources · 4 records https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1373225 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Brownsville · Nov. 15, 1943 · Preserved specimen https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1373226 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Brownsville? · Jan. 7, 1944 · Preserved specimen https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1373227 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Brownsville · Jan. 11, 1944 · Preserved specimen Anonymous. 1960. Index of Plant Diseases in the United States. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 165:1-531 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: United States · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Anthracnose Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Glomerellaceae	is a host of	2	no location
2 sources · 3 records Urtiaga, R.. 1986. Indice de enfermedades en plantas de Venezuela y Cuba. Impresos en Impresos Nuevo Siglo. S.R.L., Barquisimeto, Venezuela :202 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Record contexts (sample): Venezuela · no date published; Cuba · no date published Minter, D.W., Rodriguez Hernandez, M., and Mena Portales, J.. 2001. Fungi of the Caribbean: an annotated checklist. PDMS Publishing :946 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: West Indies · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Microxyphiella	is a host of	2	no location	Not a modelling unit: the source publishes it at genus level.
2 sources · 2 records Minter, D.W., Rodriguez Hernandez, M., and Mena Portales, J.. 2001. Fungi of the Caribbean: an annotated checklist. PDMS Publishing :946 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: West Indies · no date published Urtiaga, R.. 1986. Indice de enfermedades en plantas de Venezuela y Cuba. Impresos en Impresos Nuevo Siglo. S.R.L., Barquisimeto, Venezuela :202 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Cuba · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Gyrothrix circinata	is a host of	1	no location
1 source · 1 record Minter, D.W., Rodriguez Hernandez, M., and Mena Portales, J.. 2001. Fungi of the Caribbean: an annotated checklist. PDMS Publishing :946 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: West Indies · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is eaten by 3 organisms

This term does declare that the organism harms this species.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Monarch Danaus plexippus Nymphalidae	is eaten by	6	not compared
6 sources · 6 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100464619 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 27, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100912765 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Nov. 10, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100954795 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Nov. 10, 2021 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2319927 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Oct. 28, 2015 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4574272 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Nov. 14, 2016 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4896637 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Jan. 4, 2017 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Wild Olive Tortoise Beetle Physonota alutacea Chrysomelidae	is eaten by	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202322879 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · March 12, 2024 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Grand Cayman Blue Iguana Cyclura lewisi	is eaten by	1	no location
1 source · 1 record Burton, F. J. (2011). Population restoration for a critically endangered reptile—the Grand Cayman blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi). Reptiles Australasia, 1, 35-44. Published in SabinaVlad/iguana Context: no place published · Jan. 1, 2001 A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is adjacent to 2 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Wild Olive Tortoise Beetle Physonota alutacea Chrysomelidae	is adjacent to	1	no location
1 source · 1 record https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=49062530 Published in globalbioticinteractions/scan Context: Resaca de las Palmas State Park · 0026-10-01T00:00:00Z · Preserved specimen A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Brevipalpus cordiae Tenuipalpidae	is adjacent to	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record http://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IZ:89066 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mcz Context: Reynosa · Dec. 18, 1956 · Preserved specimen A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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Interaction data from Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI), GloBI 0.11. Each row keeps the citation its own study published.

Interactions are published at species level: they are not resolved by variety or race.

Each block is headed by the source's own term, read from this species' end — not by a category of ours. Two similar terms are not merged.

«Documented here» means the interaction was observed in this territory. It is not evidence that the species is here, and it does not enter the niche model.

Acompañantes documentados

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Documented uses and recommendations

Uses and recommendations that a source documents for this species beside a crop, each in its own context. They are the source's statements, not traits of the species and not Biolítica's recommendations, and none of them is a relation between two species.

Among the sources you can read, none documents a use or recommendation of this species beside a crop.