Wild Flowering Plants
| Cordiaceae family Cordia obliqua Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 1(2): 1072. 1798. Sip. Glue (tree) Naturalized common tree of secondary coastal deciduous forest and savanna with ground water and seasonal coastal swamps. Native to India. Sticky fruits used as a glue. Was used by leather tanners as a source of tannin Invasive, with a tendency to form monotypic stands and to invade sand dunes, the evergreen coastal strip and mangrove. Already very well-established but still spreading. |