Cordia

Images by Aarti S Khale (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSCN7796.jpg
/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_3154-8.JPG
Cordia boissieri A.DC. (Cultivated) (Images by Raman Arunachalam) 

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5m7xTcyqlP8/T2_y3ANKTDI/AAAAAAAAADY/XR2UruAGXvU/s1600/Texas+Olive+Tree+-+Canopy.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ecnpjUb1EMM/T2_yyTzsPjI/AAAAAAAAADM/GAkQsIXvHqA/s1600/Texas+Olive+Tree+-+Leaf.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R2rYAtwt6hQ/T2_zBKVcqqI/AAAAAAAAADw/0t5RFAwwKog/s1600/Texas+Olive+Tree+-+0004.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JUMjy-hMksc/T2_yu7FKxbI/AAAAAAAAADA/fdrkJKOlNZI/s1600/Texas+Olive+Tree+-+Fruit.jpg

 
Cordia crenata Delile (Niger to Eritrea and N. Uganda, Arabian Peninsula to India: Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Niger, Oman, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Yemen as per POWO)
                       

Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult. (Image by Siva Siva – Id by Michael van der Poorten) 

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SL%20224.JPG

 
Cordia grandis Roxb. (W. Central Himalaya to Indo-China: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO)
 

Cordia lutea Lam. (Cultivated) (Images by (Mahadeswara Swamy – Id by Vijayasankar Raman), (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dscn0602.JPG
/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dscn0608.JPG
/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dscn0607.JPG
/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dscn0606.JPG

 
Cordia macleodii Hook.f. & Thomson (Images by Satish Phadke & (Prabhu Kumar – Id by Vijigiri Dinesh), (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSCN9569.JPG/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/boraginaceae-cordia%20ID%203d.jpg/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cordia%20macleodii2.jpg
Cordia monoica Roxb. (Images by (Muthu Karthick – Id by Vijayasankar Raman) & (S.Kasim – Id by Surajit Koley), (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/28%20Aug%20002.jpg/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC_0269-0.JPG/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC_0391-0-6.JPG/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC_0384-3.JPG
Cordia sebestena L. (Cultivated) (Images by Bhagyashri Ranade & Dinesh Valke)

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/XqiNe0AAjhMeLcrG_ri0YwAVN-9c6CX5SNxZ9euOOjR8Ou8d6siVrrOCTee6jgZtwSTShm_RS_nnL-ft_nvseTQv19yBMCVOxTM8bKVhLwU-w5000-h5000.jpg/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_2934.jpg/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_2935-3.jpg/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_2938.jpg
/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FHkYM1yYN0_xoyc_Jg7KIfnU5ww51offf0Q0Hp_FnDocZfpdT1DRhPRf8WBcH5RKJ7dKFuzLOPB4QbCV5eQvtYQyuV7yZpF_pr_3ObHmHZjQfHbaFwA.jpg 
/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_0247.JPG/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_0251.JPG
Cordia subcordata Lam. (Cultivated) (Images by Shubhada Nikharge & (Aarti Khale – Id by J.M.Garg))

/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cordia%20subcordata%20leaves%20Beach%20cordia%20Boraginaceae%202010_0717_Rani_Bagh_0181e.jpg
/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cordia%20subcordata%20leaves%20Beach%20cordia%20Boraginaceae%202010_0717_Rani_Bagh_0197%20e.jpg
/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cordia%20subcordata%20Beach%20cordia%20Boraginaceae%202010_0717_Rani_Bagh_0185%20e.jpg
/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/P1010069.JPG

 
Here is a key for distinguishing the species
1. Corolla white……….2
2. Fruiting calyx not ribbed……3
3. Filament hairy at base; Fruit up to 2.5 cm……..C. dichotoma
 3. Filament glabrous; Fruit up to 1.2 cm long…….C. sinensis
2. Fruiting calyx ribbed …..C. domestica
1. Corolla orange……..4
4. Leaves rough; Ripe fruit white…..C. Sebestena
4. Leaves not rough; Ripe fruit brown……C. subcordata

.

.

.
1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett
(Cordia octandra A.DC.- Kerala)

.

Cordia evolutior (C.B.Clarke) Gamble is a synonym of Cordia domestica Roth &
Cordia monoica) 

.

Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986-
Cordia sebestena)
Binomial Habit Notes Ref. Distrib.
Cordia alba Roem. & Schult.  Tree Plains,
Cultivated, Native of Tropical America		 Sheeba J.
Irwin, 1996		 Chennai
Cordia diffusa Jacob Shrub Plains,
Dry Localities, Endemic		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 Coimbatore,
Ramanatha puram, Thoothuk kudi
Cordia domestica Roth Shrub/
small tree		 Western
Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests, also Cultivated		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 Madurai,
Nilgiri
Cordia evolutior (Clarke) Gamble is a synonym of Cordia domestica Roth  Tree Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983		 Coimbatore,
Dindigul, Nilgiri, Tiruchchira ppalli, Tiruvanna malai , Vellore
Cordia gharaf (Forssk.) Ehrenb. ex Asch. (syn. of Cordia sinensis) Tree Western
Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983		 Coimbatore,
Cuddalore, Dharmapuri,  Salem,  Tiruchchira ppalli, Tirunelveli,
Tiruvanna malai, Vellore, Viluppuram
Cordia macleodii (Griff.) Hook.f. &
Thoms.		 Tree Western
Ghats, Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 Nilgiri
Cordia monoica Roxb. Tree Plains
to Low Altitude, Dry Localities/ Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 All
districts
Cordia obliqua Willd. (syn. of Cordia dichotoma)  Tree Plains
to Low Altitude, Dry Localities/  Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 All
districts
Cordia sebestena L. Tree Plains,
Cultivated, Native of Tropical America 		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 All
districts
Cordia subcordata Lam. Tree Coast,
also Cultivated		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957		 Ramanatha puram,
Chennai
Cordia wallichii G. Don. (syn. of Cordia dichotoma) Tree Dry
Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987		 Cuddalore,  Dharmapuri, Salem, Tiruchchira ppalli,
Tiruvanna malai, Viluppuram
.

Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 5.1.14 :

Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name
Cordia boissieri Boraginaceae Texas Olive
Cordia dichotoma Boraginaceae Indian Cherry
Cordia lutea Boraginaceae Yellow Cordia
Cordia sebestena Boraginaceae Scarlet Cordia
Cordia subcordata Boraginaceae Beach Cordia
Cordia vestita Gerascanthus vestitus, Gynaion vestitum Boraginaceae Bairola

.

.

I have updated eFI page on Cordia

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

Any comments are welcome.

.

Re: completed insertion of images of identified species of Cordia : 1 post by 1 author.

.

Pl. go through ‎Cordia page (Boraginaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by …).

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know.
If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), it will be really nice. Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.

 

Comments

  1. Dr Shiva Prasad Mohanty , Associate professor,

    Sir kindly enumerate all species in one place.The data given here is extremely helpful,Thank you.