Pan India Bouquets

Cordia grandis Roxb.

Family : Boraginaceae
(Forget-Me-Not Or Borage Family)
Family (Hindi name) : LASORA FAMILY (लसोड़ा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Boraginaceae
Synonym(s) : Cordia cordata Steud.; Gerascanthus grandis (Roxb.) Borhidi; Lithocardium grande Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cordia grandis Roxb.
Common name : Clammy Cherry
Vernacular name : Gobor-hutta (Assamese); Bahubara, Bohari (Bengali); Gundomoto, Lepistan (Gujarati); Dodda Challe, Challe (Kannada); Celu, Cheruviri (Malayalam); Bargund, Bhokar (Marathi); Amobhoto, Gondi (Oriya); Bahuvaraka, Laghupichhila (Sanskrit); Naruvili, Virisu (Tamil); Bankanakkera, Chinnabotuku (Telugu); Lasora (Urdu)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Terai forest
Key identification features : Twigs dark brown with pale protuberances; leaves finally with + dens white dots (cystoliths) above; flowers 4- merous; drupe 3-4mm, white
Flower, Fruit : October-April
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West Central Himalaya to Indo-China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 179; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 871-872
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Cordia grandis. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.

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