What can be the solution Sirji Tanay On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > -- 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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