Cordia is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It contains about 300 species of shrubs and trees, which are found worldwide mostly in warmer regions.
Cordia sebestena is a species of flowering plant in the borage family. Common names include siricote or kopté (Mayan) in 19th Century northern Yucatán,[2] scarlet cordia on Jamaica,[3] and Geiger Tree (after Key West wrecker John Geiger) in Florida