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Cordia boissieri
Also called Mexican Olive, Texas Wild Olive, Anacahuite
Anacahuita is a white-flowered, evergreen shrub or small tree from southern Texas and central Mexico, grown for its compact size and flowers that appear year-round. It is drought tolerant and does best in full sun with well-drained soil.
Cordia boissieri is a white-flowered, evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Cordiaceae. Its native range extends from southern Texas in the United States south to central Mexico. Common names include anacahuita, Mexican olive, white cordia, and Texas wild olive.
Cordia boissieri is a host plant for the wild olive tortoise beetle (Physonota alutacea).
Jellies made from the fruits are reportedly safe to eat. A syrup made from the fruits is used to dye cloth and treat coughs. The leaves are used to alleviate rheumatism and pulmonary illness. The wood is used as firewood and for carpentry. Anacahuita is cultivated as an ornamental for its compact size and showy flowers. It is hardy to USDA Zone 9a.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cordia boissieri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
