Skip to content

Glossostemon bruguieri

Plants

Family: Malvaceae · Genus: Glossostemon

About

Glossostemon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes a single species, Glossostemon bruguieri, synonym Dombeya arabica, a shrub with thick long tapering dark colored roots with 70–100 cm in length and 5–8 cm in breadth. It is native to Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Morocco. The dried peeled roots of G. bruguieri are called "mughat" in Egypt and Arab countries. The roots are commonly used in traditional medicine for many nutritional and medicinal values.

Summary from Wikipedia

View full profile

Growing details and traits for Glossostemon bruguieri in the Library.

No cultivars in the Library yet — the full profile above covers the species itself.