It is also known as Nogal. Cordia alliodora is a species belonging to the Boraginaceae family, it is distributed between 0 meters above sea level and 1800 meters above sea level, in the departments of Antioquia, Arauca, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Huila, Magdalena, Nariño, North Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle. (UNAL, 2022).
Large tree, can reach up to 30 m in height. It presents a parasol cup, simple, alternate leaves, acuminate apex, olive green, opaque. White flowers, arranged in terminal panicles, cylindrical fruits 5 mm long which contain a single seed. A very distinctive feature of this species is the thickened knots present on the branches inhabited by ants.
It is a species of easy adaptation to poor soils, it grows quite quickly, it is known as a durable heliophyte species because it reaches considerable heights in short periods of time once it is fully exposed to light and once it has reached the stratum arboreal, it is established there durably and offers shade to sciophyte species that arrive in the area in the following stages of plant succession.
( Cacique parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus)
The seeds of this species are highly consumed by various individuals in the area such as small rodents or birds such as parrots, parakeets or pigeons. Several species of bees also find food and shelter in the flowers and branches of Cordia alliodora (Ecos del Bosque, 2019).
( Spectacled Parrot, Forpus conspicillatus)