✿Boraginaceae · Cordia
Bahuvar / Assyrian Plum
Cordia myxa
TreeoutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cordia myxa
- Genus
- Cordia
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Boraginaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Gondi,बहुवार bahuvar,गोंदी gondi
- Bengali
- বউলা গাছ
- Kannada
- ಚಳ್ಳೆ ಹಣ್ಣು
- Punjabi
- Lasura
- Urdu
- Sipistan
About Bahuvar
Assyrian Plum (Cordia myxa) is a tree belonging to the Boraginaceae family (Borage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, scorpioid cyme flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Bahuvar belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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