Satish ji Cordia myxa L., and Cordia dichotoma Forst as such The problem arose that the name C. myxa was also used for plants from India, which is same as C. obliqua Willd., a name adopted in Flora of British India. This plant is now correctly known C. dichotoma Forst. The plant should be cited as: Cordia dichotoma Forst. syn: Cordia obliqua Willd.; C. myxa auct. (non L.); C. indica Lam.; C. latifolia Roxb.
Cordia myxa L. is a distinct plant now understood to be confined to Asia minor and Egypt -- 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 Thu, May 12, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > It looks like *Cordia dichotoma* भोकर > Is *Cordia myxa* a synonym? > Ok....... Satish Pardeshi ji's mail says so ....checked later. > Dr Phadke > > > On 11 May 2011 15:38, Vinayak Kulkarni <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Kindly identify this tree. >> >> >> >> Date/Time- *08/05/2011 07:00AM* >> >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Near Powai lake, Mumbai, >> Maharashtra. Sea level* >> >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-: *Wild* >> >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- : *Small tree* >> >> Height/Length- *7Mtrs approx* >> >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- as seen in picture >> >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- as seen in picture >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- *as seen in picture* >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- *small green as seen in picture* >> >> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-* Flowers >> fragrant* >> > >
