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  • 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.
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
Fruit is edible. Seeds eaten to treat worm infections and diarrhoea. Dried leaves as poultice for wounds. Tea of leaves to treat abdominal pains. Fruit pulp used as glue.
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.
Plantations and wadi banks near water.
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