Thanks for the updation Tanay On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Devendra Bhardwaj < [email protected]> wrote:
> Tanayji, > In rajasthan condition fruiting not possible.But it is in wild. > Regard > Devendra > > ------------------------------ > *From:* tanay bose <[email protected]> > *To:* Devendra Bhardwaj <[email protected]> > *Cc:* indiatreepix <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sun, 9 May, 2010 8:04:28 PM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:34394] Cordia wallachii > > *Cordia obliqua **Willd.* > > *Synonymy: **Cordia wallichii* G. Don.* Cordia myxa* Linn. *Cordio > latifolia* Roxb. > > *Family:* Moraginaceae > > *English name:* Large sebesten > > *Indian names:* *chinna-nakeru, kichavirigi, nekkera* (Andhra Pradesh); > *bahubara, > bohari, bohodari, buhal *(Bengal); *bargund, gadgundi, nanugundi, pisten, > sepisten *(Gujrat); *lassura* (Himachal Pradesh); *lasora, chhota, > lasora*(Hindi); > *chikkachalle, challe, dodda, challe *(Karnataka); *viri, cheruviri*(Kerala); > * shelwant, burgund dubiwur, motabhokhar *(Maharashtra); *lassora*, > (Punjab); *geduri, giduri* (Sind); *bahuvaraka. bahuwara, bhutvriksha, > gandhapushpa* (Sanskrit); *naruvili, ali, namviri *(Tamil Nadu) > > *Cordia obliqua* Willd. is a medium-sized tree, found scattered throughout > the mid-Himalyas up to elevations of 1,470 metres. The tree is very > vigorous. > > There are two forms of *Cordia obliqua* Willd., occurring in Himachal > Pradesh. The major difference between these two is the size of the fruits, > which is small in one case and large in the other. The present observations > were recorded only on the small-fruited type which is commoner. > > *Morphology* > > A medium-sized deciduous tree, 10.5 metres high; the girth of the trunk of > a full-bearing tree being 75.5 cm; wood, light brown, moderately bard; > branches, glabrous. > > Leaves, alternate, entire to slightly dentate, 10.1 cm long, 5.7 cm broad; > venation, reticulate-pinnate; young leaves, tomentose from beneath; mature > leaves, almost glabrous. and ovate. > > Flowers, very short-stalked, bisexual, actinomorphic, glabrous, complete, > white, the average diameter of a fully open flower, 6 mm; inflorescence, > terminal or an axillary cyme, almost resembling a biparous cyme; flowers per > cluster, 14; calyx, cup-shaped, gamosepalous, about 4 mm in length, slightly > dentate from top and light green; corolla, creamish white, polypetalous, > with 4 petals, 6 mm in length; stamens, 2 in number, epipetalous, each > having a very small filament; gynoecium, bifurcated, 4 mm, long, having a > globose ovary at the base. > > Fruit, a drupe, 1.75 cm in diameter, 2.92 g in weight, 2.88 ml in volume, > colour, light yellow to slightly greenish, with a light-red tinge at the > time of full maturity; epicarp, thick; mesocarp, mucilaginous; endocarp, > hard and stony. > > Stone, 8.5 mm in length, 7 mm in width, 375 mg in weight, 298 microlitres > in volume, each stone containing two seeds, which are separated from each > other by a stony septum seeds mildly sweet. > > *The flowering and fruiting season* > > The flowering starts during the last week of April and continues till the > end of May under Dharampur (Himachal > > Pradesh) conditions. The fruiting season lasts from the beginning of July > to the end of August. > > *Yield* > > The average yield of a tree of *Cordia obliqua* Willd. is 52.5 kg. > > *Chemical composition of the fruit* > > The fruit contains moisture, 75 g; acidity, 0.2 g; total sugars, 3.55 g; > reducing sugars, 3.41 g; non-reducing sugars, 0.08 g, and pectin, 4.5 g; all > per 100 g of the edible portion. The total soluble solids of the fruit pulp > constitute 10.2 per cent. > > The fresh fruit contains, protein 2.06 g; ash, 2.132 g; phosphorus, 0.091 > g; potassium, 1.066 g; calcium, 0.062 g; magnesium, 0.067 g; and iron 0.005 > g per 100 g of the edible portion. > > *Medicinal properties* > > The fruits of *Cordia obliqua* Willd. can be used as an expectorant and > are effective in treating the diseases of the lungs. In the raw condition, > they contain a gum which can be used beneficially in gonorrhoea (Watt, > 1889). > > The fruits are also useful in treating coughs, the diseases of the chest, > and chronic fever. They lessen thirst, and the scalding of the urine, remove > pain from the joints and the burning of the throat and are also effective in > treating the diseases of the spleen (Kirtikar and Basu, 1938). Uphof (1968) > has stated that the fruits are used as a demulcent in southern Iran. > > *Dessert quality* > > The mature fruits are highly mucilaginous, and sweet to alkaline They are > not very good for eating in the fresh condition. > > *Utilization* > > The raw fruits are used as a vegetable. A very good pickle of raw fruits is > also made. The mucilaginous substance of the fruit can be used as a gum for > pasting sheets of paper, cardboard , etc. > > Serious losses are caused to *Cordia obliqua* Willd. in Himachal Pradesh > and other parts of India by the maggots of fruitflies, found to be feeding > inside the fruits. Along with them, the grubs of beetles are also found > feeding on the pulp and the kernels. In the case of a severe attack. the > loss due to these insect pests is 100 per cent. Suitable measures should be > evolved to control these insect pests. > > Tanay > > On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Devendra Bhardwaj < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Cordia wallachii a rare tree species in Jamwa Ramgarh >> Sanctury,Jaipur,Rajasthan.Flowring in night time. >> Regard >> Devendra >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > 9674221362 (Mobile) > > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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