Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masamune

 
  • Family : BORAGINACEAE
    (BORAGE FAMILY or FORGET-ME-NOT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Boraginaceae
  • Species : Carmona retusa
  • Synonym : Carmona microphylla (Lam.) G.Don
  • Basionym : Cordia retusa Vahl
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ehretia microphylla Lam.
  • Vernacular name : Kodikarai, Kurangu vethilai, Kurinjaa chedi (Tam.); Bapana burri (Tel.); Kujjipano, Guachipo (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-161
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
  • Collection Date : 27/11/14
  • Collection Locality : Way to Sadasivakona R.F., Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Open deciduous forest
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : July-March
  • Comments : On hills as an undergrowth in thickets, and in scrub jungles.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : India, Malaysia to Formosa and the Philippines
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Carmona retusa. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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