Bois savon vs bois de Chypre

Cordia myxa compared with Cordia alliodora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bois savon	bois de Chypre
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family same	Cordiaceae	Cordiaceae
Genus same	Cordia	Cordia
Species	Cordia myxa	Cordia alliodora

Evolutionary Relationship

Bois savon and bois de Chypre share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cordia.

Conservation Status

Bois savon

LC — Least Concern

bois de Chypre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bois savon	bois de Chypre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bois savon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Guinea), Asia (Cyprus, Turkey), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

bois de Chypre

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Bois savon

The Assyrian plum (Cordia myxa) is a species in the genus Cordia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic rea. Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Guinea), Asia (Cyprus, Turkey), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States