Cordia vestita Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Cordia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The small branches have a dense covering. The leaves are 7-12 cm long by 5-12 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped and the edges are wavy. The leaves are grey white underneath. The leaf stalk is 3.5 cm long. The flowers are yellowish-white. The fruit are 15-17 mm long.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

it is a tropical plant. It grows in the Himalayas between 33  to 1,300 m above sea level.
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Not known
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal tea wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Cordia vestita world distribution map, present in India and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:114645-1
WFO ID wfo-0000621094
COL ID 6B2KM
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Synonyms

Lithocardium vestitum Cordia vestita Gynaion vestitum Cordia incana Gerascanthus vestitus