Possible Garg ji. Thanks for validating. I must say, this particular plant was found in a resident's compound in Thane city. It could be a species of *Ehretia* that is planted as ornamental. Will revise my notes; I will go with what is decided in this post.
Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 4:52 PM, JM Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Dinesh ji, > I somehow feel that leaves are not glabrous so it may be *Ehretia aspera* > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/b/boraginaceae/ehretia/ehretia-pubescens> > Pl. validate or otherwise. > > On Monday, January 3, 2011 at 12:03:59 AM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> Boraginaceae (forget-me-not family) » *Ehretia laevis* >> *Synonym*: *Ehretia floribunda* >> >> >> *eh-RET-ee-uh* -- named for Georg Dionysius Ehret, botanical artist >> *LEE-viss* or *LAY-viss* -- smooth >> >> >> *commonly known as*: ovate-leaved ivory wood • Gujarati: વઢવારડી >> vadhavaradi • Hindi: भैरी bhairi, चामरोड़ chamror • Konkani: kalo gamdo • >> Malayalam: ചരണ്ടി caranti • Marathi: अजानवृक्ष ajaanvruksha, धतरंग dhatrang >> • Nepali: datingal • Oriya: mosonea • Sanskrit: चर्मवृक्ष charmavriksha • >> Tamil: குருவிச்சை kuruviccai, ஒருசாதிமரம் oruvakai-maram, பட்டைவிரசு >> pattaivirachu • Telugu: తెల్లజువ్వి tellajuvvi >> >> >> *Native to*: China, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam >> >> >> >> *Edible use*: >> >>> ... fruit is tasteless but is eaten >>> ... inner bark (as VEGETABLE, in times of famine) is mixed with flour >>> and eaten. >>> Quoted from Henriette's Herbal >>> <http://www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/sturtevant/ehretia.html> >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
