Cordia decandra

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image =Cordia decandra Desierto Florido 2011 Cuesta La Totora 01.jpg

| image_caption = Cordia decandra flowering in Cuesta La Totora, Freirina.

| genus = Cordia

| species = decandra

| authority = Hook. & Arn.

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Cordia decandra, commonly known in Spanish as carbón and carbonillo, is a species of woody plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is a native shrub in the southern reaches of the Atacama Desert in Chile. More specifically, it grows mainly in the dry hills of the Atacama and Coquimbo Regions, and is not known to grow south of latitude 30 S. It grows from sea-level up to 1,500 m AMSL.{{Cite book |title=Chile: Plantas alimentarias Prehispánicas |last=Pardo B. |first=Oriana |publisher=Ediciones Parina |year=2014 |isbn=9789569120022 |edition=2015 |location=Arica, Chile |pages=178–179 |language=Spanish |last2=Pizarro |first2=José Luis}} It produces a small edible fruit that can be eaten dry or toasted.