Tanay C. myxa L., 1753 can't be a synonym of C. obliqua Willd., 1798; it can be otherwise (eflora Pakistan) or two as distinct species (GRIN).
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 8:12 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > 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. > x -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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