Assyrian Plum

كوا ، بامبر

• COMMON NAME:Assyrian Plum

• ARABIC:كوا ، بامبر

• BOTANICAL NAME:Cordia myxa L.

• SYNONYMS:Gerascanthus myxus (L.) Borhidi, Sebestena myxa (L.) J.Presl

• FAMILY:BORAGINACEAE

• KIND:Introduced

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• CATEGORIES:Medicinal (M)Other Uses (O)

• GROWTH FORMS:Tree

• HABITATS:Wadi

• TYPES:Perennial

• REMARKS:Probably introduced as cultivated species.

DESCRIPTION:

Tree with single trunk up to 9 m. Leaves variable, oblong, usually with sharp tip, yellow-green, 4-8* 6-15 cm, with wavy or toothed edges. Flowers in loose clusters. Fruit egg-shaped, green when young, orange when mature, 2*2 cm long, base of fruit encased by conical cup (enlarged calyx), typical of cordia spp. Flowering from March to April.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:114380-1#synonyms https://www.floraofqatar.com/cordia_myxa.htm