| Cordiaceae | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Cordia subcordata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Cordiaceae |
| Genera | |
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Cordiaceae is a family in the flowering plant order Boraginales. [1] It has also been treated as the subfamily Cordioideae of a broadly circumscribed family Boraginaceae s.l., but in 2016 the Boraginales Working Group recommended treating it as the separate family Cordiaceae. [2] This treatment is accepted by World Flora Online as of December 2025 [update] , [1] but not by Plants of the World Online which places its genera in Boraginaceae. [3]
As of December 2025 [update] , World Flora Online accepted two genera: [1]