Cordiaceae

Cordia sinensis Lam.

Family: Cordiaceae
Genus: Cordia

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: سبستان صيني
arz: سبستان صينى
Chinese: 中华破布木, 中華破布木, 中华蛇纹檀
Gujarati: કટગુંદી, નાની ગુંદી
Hebrew: גפנן המדבר, ערף המדבר
Sindhi: ليار
Somali: Mareer

Synonyms

Cordia angustifolia Roxb.
Cordia cuneata B.Heyne ex DC.
Cordia gharaf Ehrenb. ex Asch.
Cordia gharaf var. quercifolia (Klotzsch) Fiori
Cordia reticulata Roth
Cordia rothii Roem. & Schult.
Cordia subopposita DC.
Cornus gharaf Forssk.
Gerascanthus gharaf (Ehrenb. ex Asch.) Borhidi
Gerascanthus sinensis (Lam.) Borhidi
Lithocardium rothii (Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze
Quarena sinensis (Lam.) Raf.

Photos

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.