Cordatus
/kor-DAH-tus/🏷️ Taxonomy● Basic
Also known as: cordata, cordatum
A leaf shape epithet describing a heart-shaped leaf — rounded with a notched, indented base where the petiole attaches, tapering to a point at the tip. Appears as cordatus (masculine), cordata (feminine), or cordatum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin cordatus, meaning "heart-shaped," from cor/cordis (heart).
Example
“Cercis canadensis (eastern redbud) has some of the most perfectly heart-shaped leaves in horticulture, and Hosta and Brunnera macrophylla both carry broadly cordate leaves.”