Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cordia boissieri A.DC.

Mexican olive White olive

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000137
Common name: Mexican olive, White olive,
English name: Anacahuite
Arabic name: كورديا بيضاء
Native: Texas, Mexico
Country: Mexico United States
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree to 7 m tall leaves scabrous tomentose, ovate 9-18 cm long, 5-9 cm wide flowers white, funnel-shaped fruit drupe, yellow green olive-like

Ornamental plant. The wood is used as firewood and for carpentry

Lithocardium  boissieri  Kuntze

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Texture: Clay
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Low water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds and cuttings
Flowering time: Spring through fall.
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.8-7.2
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Firewood Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Semi deciduous
pH: Neutral Mild acid Mild alkaline

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