Ehretia acuminata R.Br.

 
  • 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) : Ehretia acuminata var. serrata (Roxb.) I.M.Johnst.; Cordia thyrsiflora Siebold & Zucc.; Ehretia acuminata var. grandifolia Pamp.; Ehretia acuminata var. laxiflora Benth.; Ehretia acuminata var. obovata (Lindl.) I.M.Johnst.; Ehretia acuminata var. pilosula (F.Muell.) I.M.Johnst.; Ehretia acuminata var. polyantha (A.DC.) I.M.Johnst.; Ehretia acuminata var. pyrifolia (D.Don) I.M.Johnst.; Ehretia acuminata var. serrata (Roxb.) I.M.Johnst.; Ehretia argyi H.Lév.; Ehretia kantonensis Masam.; Ehretia onava A.DC.; Ehretia ovalifolia Hassk.; Ehretia pilosula F.Muell.; Ehretia polyantha A.DC.; Ehretia pyrifolia D.Don; Ehretia retroserrata Shao Y.Yang & F.Du; Ehretia serrata Roxb.; Ehretia serrata var. obovata Lindl.; Ehretia serrata var. pyrifolia (D.Don) DC.; Ehretia taiwaniana Nakai; Ehretia thyrsiflora (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai; Ehretia thyrsiflora var. latifolia Nakai; Ehretia virgata Blanco
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ehretia acuminata R.Br.
  • Common name : Koda wood
  • Vernacular name :
    • Tella pisina, Bochchuchettu (Telugu)
    • Lahichan, Panyan, Koda, Punia, Dantranga (Hindi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Trees, up to 20 m high; crown compact; Leaves ovate, ovate-elliptic or oblong, serrate; Flowers in dense pyramidal panicles, white; Drupes ovoid, beaked, yellow when ripe; Bark grey longitudinally fissured
  • Flower, Fruit : January-July
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 03/12/1975
  • Collection Nos : CJS 18416
  • Collection Locality : Lal Bagh, Bangalore
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Odisha : Sambalpur district, Kalhandi district, Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Bihar : Bihar
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Philippines, Queensland, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India.
    • Neginhal, S.G. 2011. Forest trees of the Western Ghats includes Eastern Ghats Deccan Plateau
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 187-188
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