Assyrian plum (Cordia myxa) planted in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Al Istiqlal. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2016Common names: Assyrian plum, geduri, lasura, naruvilli, panugeri, pidar, spistan
Extract from Wikipedia article: Cordia myxa is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is a medium-sized broad-leaved deciduous tree. Common names include Assyrian plum, lasura, pidar, panugeri, naruvilli, geduri, spistan, burgund dulu wanan and ntege. It is found growing primarily in Asia, as well as, across the globe especially in tropical regions having the right type of geophysical environment. In South Asia, it is seen coming up naturally and growing abundantly from Myanmar in the east to Lebanon and Syria in the west. Its habitat starts at about 200 m above mean sea level in the plains and ascends to an altitude around 1,500 m in the hills.
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Assyrian plum (Cordia myxa) planted in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Al Istiqlal. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2016 |
QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.