Cordia gharaf (Forssk.) Ehr.& Asch.

 
  • Family : BORAGINACEAE
    (BORAGE FAMILY or FORGET-ME-NOT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Boraginaceae
  • Species : Cordia gharaf
  • Synonym : Cordia rothii Roem. & Schult.
  • Basionym : Cornus gharaf Forssk.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cordia sinensis Lam.
  • Vernacular name : Gondi (Hin.); Kaaduselle, Gundi (Kan.); Sirunaruvuli, Narvilli, Narivirian (Tam.); Chinna botuku (Tel.)
  • Key identification features : Small tree with drooping branchlets. Bark grey or brownish-grey with deep longitudinal furrows. Fruit ovoid, mucronate, yellowish-brown.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : September-May
  • Comments : Often on plains up to 800 m and in forests of Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Anantapur district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Kolli Hills (Salem district), Cuddalore district, Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Arabia, North Africa
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; 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=Cordia gharaf. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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