Dinesh ji Good to know about uses of this tree common in Delhi on Roadsides
-- 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, Jan 2, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>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> >> >
