Clammy Cherry Fruit Plant (Cordia dichotoma)

Common Name: Glue berry, Clammy Cherry, Gum Berry

Botanical Name: Cordia dichotoma

General Information:
Cordia dichotoma is a species of flowering tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, that is native to the Indomalayan realm, northern Australia, and western Melanesia. Common names in English include fragrant manjack, clammy cherry, glue berry tree and Indian cherry.

Edible Uses
The fruit of the Cordia dichotoma tree, also known as the lasoda fruit, is sweet and edible, with some saying it tastes like a combination of pineapple and mango. The fruit can be eaten fresh, pickled, or used as a vegetable. It can also be used in cooking or baking desserts, or its juice can be drunk.

Medicinal Uses:

The bark, leaves, and fruit have medicinal properties. Rich source of mucilage and is valued for diuretic and demulcent properties.

Used in the treatment of stomach aches, coughs, and chest complaints.

Traditional uses include anthelmintic, purgative, diuretic, expectorant, antipyretic, hepatoprotective, and analgesic actions.

Used in some countries for various purposes, including boils, stomach ache, headache, mouth ulcers, colicky pains, indigestion, to strengthen teeth, for depression, to reduce fever, and as a sexual enhancer

Cultivation Information:

Bloom Time/Fruiting: 1 to 2 Years

Maintenance Required: Moderate