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Cordia myxa L.

Lasora
Synonyms: Cordia domestica Roth; Cordia obliqua Willd. (often treated separately in some floras)

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Description

Cordia myxa is a medium-sized deciduous tree, usually 6–15 m tall, with a broad, spreading crown and greyish-brown bark. Leaves are simple, alternate, broadly ovate to elliptic, entire, rough above, and softly hairy beneath. Flowers are small, creamy-white to yellowish-white, fragrant, and borne in terminal or axillary branched cymes. Fruits are globose to ovoid drupes, yellow to orange-brown when ripe, with a translucent, sticky, mucilaginous pulp surrounding a hard stone.

Diagnostic Characters

Vegetative
Medium-sized tree with broad rough leaves and spreading crown.
Floral
Small creamy-white fragrant flowers in branched cymes.
Fruit & Seed
Yellow-orange sticky drupes with abundant mucilaginous pulp.

Distribution

Native range: South and Southwest Asia, extending to the Middle East.

In Pakistan: Widely distributed throughout Pakistan; also commonly cultivated.

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Fruiting
Flowering: March–May Fruiting: May–August

Ethnobotany & Uses

Food Uses
The ripe fruits are edible and consumed fresh or processed into pickles, preserves, and traditional beverages.
Medicinal Uses
Fruits, bark, and leaves are widely used in traditional medicine as expectorants and for treating coughs, sore throat, digestive disorders, urinary ailments, and skin diseases.
Timber Uses
Wood is used for furniture, agricultural implements, carvings, and fuelwood.
Other Uses
The sticky fruit pulp has traditionally been used as a natural adhesive.
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Taxonomic Notes

Cordia myxa, commonly known as Lasura, Assyrian Plum, or Sebesten Plum, is one of the most economically important species of Cordia. It is readily recognized by its broad rough leaves and yellow sticky edible fruits. The accepted name follows Flora of Pakistan, Plants of the World Online (POWO), and World Flora Online (WFO).