Currently accepted name is Cordia obliqua Willd. var. wallichii ( G.Don ) C.B.Clarke Cordia wallichii G.Don Gen. Hist. 4(2): 379. 1838 [Mar-Apr 1838] is the base name.
Probably the source of confusion is that Cordia obliqua B.Heyne ex DC. Prodr. (DC.) 9: 479. 1845 [Jan 1845] is an invalid synonym of C. wallichii G. Don (1838). - Tabish On May 9, 7:55 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: 9810359089http://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. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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