Cordiaceae

Assyrian plum

Cordia myxa L.

Family: Cordiaceae
Genus: Cordia

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Common names

By language (15)

ace: Seulingong
Arabic: سبستان دبق, مْباو, البمبر, باتيار, بمبر, دبق, مخاطة, مخيط
arz: مخيط
Bambara: Ntege
Bangla: বউলা গাছ
Chinese: 毛叶破布木
English: Assyrian plum
Gujarati: ગુંદા, વડગુંદો
Hindi: बहुवार, गोंदी, लसोड़ा, लहसोड़ा
Kannada: ಚಳ್ಳೆ ಹಣ್ಣು
lah: لسوڑہ
Persian: سپستان
Sanskrit: बहुवारकफलम्, सुक्षमफलरवृक्षः
Urdu: لسوڑا
Vietnamese: Tâm mộc nhớt

Synonyms

Argyreia arborea Lour.
Bourreria glabra (Roth) G.Don
Cordia latifolia Wall. ex G.Don
Cordia officinalis Lam.
Cordia paniculata Roth
Cordia petta-pelioporet B.Heyne ex Roth
Cordia scabrifolia Griseb.
Cordia sebestena Forssk.
Ehretia glabra Roth ex Roem. & Schult.
Ehretia glabra Roth
Gerascanthus myxus (L.) Borhidi
Lithocardium myxa Kuntze
Quarena indica Raf.
Sebestena myxa (L.) J.Presl
Sebestena officinalis Gaertn.
Vitex gomphophylla Baker

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rafaelabran, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.