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Sebesten Plum tree

Boraginaceae (forget-me-not family) » Cordia sebestena

 

KOR-dee-uh -- named for Valerius Cordus, 16th century German botanist

seb-ess-TAY-nuh -- derived from the Persian sapistan, the name of an allied species grown round the town of Sebesta

 

commonly known as: aloe wood, geranium tree, largeleaf geigertree, orange geiger tree, scarlet cordia, sea trumpet, sebesten plum tree, Spanish cordia, Texas olive, ziricote • Bengali: kamla buhal, raktarag • Hindi: लाल लसोड़ा lal lasora, bohari • Kannada: challekendala • Tamil: அச்சிநறுவிலி accinayuvili

 

Native to: Florida Keys, the West Indies, and northern South America

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Uploaded on April 30, 2009
Taken on April 25, 2009