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 dichotoma G.Forst. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cordia brownii A.DC., Cordia wallichii G.Don, Cordia latifolia Roxb | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Lasora, Gunda,Bahuar, Vad Gundo | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Fragrant Manjack, Snotty Gobbles, Glue Berry, Pink Pearl | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lasora | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to about 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit conical when young, yellow and glossy when ripe, ovoid, .75 in diameter, usually 1-seeded, filled with a viscid sweetish pulp |
| Habitat | It is found in a variety of forests ranging from the dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, Pakistan, Srilanka, Bhutan And Bangladesh | Bark Details | Bark ashy or brownish with shallow longituditional wrinkles |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Rock garden, Sector 7, Sector 26, Sector 30, Sector 32, Sector 36, Sector 45, Sector 56 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | A dioecious tree up to 15 m tall. Leaves 5-8 × 1.5-3.0 cm, elliptic-ovate to obovate, pubescent, base cuneate to oblique or rounded. Petiole up to 3.0 cm long.flowers in dichotomous cymes,ebracteate. Calyx c. 2.5 mm long, shallowly 5-lobed, hairy to the inside. Corolla campanulate, c. 6 mm long. Style branched. drupe up to 15 mm broad, yellowish-red | Leaf Details | Leaves 5-8 × 1.5-3.0 cm, elliptic-ovate to obovate, pubescent, Base cuneate to oblique or rounded. Petiole up to 3.0 cm long . |
