Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Ehretiaceae | Genus: Cordia | Species: Cordia vestita Hook.f. & Thom. |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cordia incana Royle, Gynaion vestitum A. DC., Lithocardium vestitum (A. DC.) Kuntze | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bairola | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Cordia Tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bairolu, Baurala, bateuta, baurala, kum, kumbhi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 3000-4000 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drupes ellipsoid, yellow, 1-seeded, with viscous mesocarp, supported by accrescent, saucer-shaped calyx. |
| Habitat | Common; dry miscellaneous forests. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | N.W. Sub Himalayan tracts and adjacent plains | Bark Details | Bark smooth, greenish-grey. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 10 m high; bark smooth, greenish-grey. Leaves broadly elliptic or orbicular, base cuneate or rounded, acuminate, undulate, scabrous above, tomentose beneath when mature. Flowers yellowish-white, in compact, compound cymes; male flowers usually in unilateral racemes. Fruit a drupe ellipsoid, yellow, 1-seeded. | Leaf Details | Leaves broadly elliptic or orbicular, base cuneate or rounded, acuminate, undulate, scabrous above, tomentose beneath when mature; petioles 2-4 cm long. |
