Tags: Flowering Plant.
Chlorocardium is a genus of the family Lauraceae. It contains only two species C. rodiei and C. venenosum and is native to northern South America. The name Chlorocardium means green (chloro-) heart (cardia) referring to the wood.They are trees up to 40 m high mostly 30 m highand are hermaphrodites. They are slow-growing canopy evergreen trees and have a valuable timber.