Cordia dodecandra (common name: ziricote) is a small tree in the borage family (Boraginaceae) native to southern Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

[1] Cordia dodecandra grows to a maximum height of 7.5–9 m (25–30 ft) at maturity.

Each flower is 50 mm (2 in) wide, bright orange in color, tubular, flaring (salverform) with 11–18 lobes, bearing 13–18 stamens that are not equal in length.

Ziricote wood is dark brown in color and has a Janka hardness of 8.8 kN (1,970 lbf).

It is used for furniture, veneer, cabinetry, flooring, gun stocks, musical instruments (including guitars and ukuleles), entrance doors, turnings, decorative beams, trim, and small specialty items.