*Cordia sebestena * L.
- *KOR-dee-uh* -- named for Valerius Cordus, 16th century German botanist *seb-ess-TAY-nuh* -- from Persian *sapistan*, name of allied species grown around Sebesta ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> [image: Sebesten Plum tree]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3488944158%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdPTjrkCoTVZqJa9ycGfdHW4-Vu_A> Apr 25, 2009 ... Esselworld, Mumbai *commonly known as*: aloe wood, geranium tree, largeleaf geigertree, orange geiger tree, scarlet cordia, sea trumpet, sebesten plum tree, Spanish cordia, Texas olive, ziricote • *Bengali*: kamla buhal, raktarag • *Hindi*: लाल लसोड़ा lal lasora, bohari • *Kannada*: challekendala • *Tamil*: அச்சிநறுவிலி accinayuvili *Native to*: Florida Keys, the West Indies, and northern South America *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FScarlet%2520Cordia.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeUyKA0hwy3VoeKKRf3DTZCnPB-sg>• Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCordia_sebestena&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzehtQTlWmI5WhiR2uVRBiySP9Yb2g>• PIER<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2Fpier%2Fspecies%2Fcordia_sebestena.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzck081hZzteGjCrPeGquSK-EdRKbQ>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F11494&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdUYoX2Hyuq8QcuhgEc1YB-EnlZmA> *more views*: - Apr 25, 2009 ... Esselworld, Mumbai [image: Scarlet Cordia]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3488947878%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdIzmsDzey1U7q9tzeEtiQajyMACQ> - Jul 15, 2007 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra [image: Orange Geiger tree]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F819331645%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfrY_B1I1Rmgvl4erPOG2QvGa9BxQ> [image: Lal Lasora (Hindi: लाल लसोड़ा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F819331573%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdyInUU0z90L3DdZN_CItRdvbjXOQ> [image: Cordia sebestena]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F819499313%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdz2AJbE1-ULnsU7VY-j5crXRoyuA> [image: Accinayuvili (Tamil: அச்சிநறுவிலி)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F819499145%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc3PQLu-WmkeLMnEFG9g-bVo--vqA> Regards. Dinesh
