Family : Cordiaceae
Leaf arrangement
Sub-opposite, Alternate
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Oblong, Oblanceolate
Leaf Apex
Sub acute
Leaf Base
Rounded
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : A tree.
Habitat and Distribution : Occasional in plains from the coast to 900m. India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Arabia, North Africa.
Indigenous Information : Fruits edible.
Other relevent information : Wood used in making agricultural implements and furniture.
Field Tips : Trunk crooked. Bark grey or brownish grey with longitudinal fissures. Wood hard, brown, streaked.
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Names:
English : Grey Leaved Saucerberry, Narrow Leaved SepistanIrula : Sellai
Tamil : Sirunaruvuli, Narivirian
Hindi : Lasora, Gondi
Malayalam : Veri, Verasham
Flower:
In terminal clusters, cream. Flowering from October-November.Fruit :
A drupe, globose, green at first maturing pinkish-cream or turning black on ripening. It is held on a saucer-shaped calyx and contains mucilage. Seed 1, stony. Fruiting January onwards.
