Cordia dichotoma

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Cordia dichotoma
Cordia dichotoma leaves in
Hyderabad, India

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cordia
Species:
C. dichotoma
Binomial name
Cordia dichotoma
Synonyms[3]
List
    • Cordia blancoi S.Vidal in Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip.: 192 (1886)
    • Cordia blancoi var. mollis Merr. in Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 35: 61-62 (1905)
    • Cordia brownii A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 499 (1845)
    • Cordia dichotoma var. brunnea Kurz in Forest Fl. Burma 2@ 208 (1877)
    • Cordia griffithii C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 139 (1883)
    • Cordia indica Lam. in Encycl. 7: 49 (1806)
    • Cordia ixiocarpa F.Muell. in Fragm. 1: 59 (1858)
    • Cordia latifolia Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 2: 330 (1824)
    • Cordia loureiroi Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 465 (1819)
    • Cordia myxa var. ixiocarpa (F.Muell.) Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 543 (1928)
    • Cordia obliqua Willd. in Phytographia 1: 4 (1794)
    • Cordia obliqua var. tomentosa Kazmi in J. Arnold Arbor. 51(2): 143 (1970), nom. superfl.
    • Cordia obliqua var. wallichii (G.Don) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 137 (1883)
    • Cordia premnifolia Ridl. in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 68: 12 (1915)
    • Cordia suaveolens Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 843 (1826)
    • Cordia subdentata Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 571 (1861)
    • Cordia tomentosa Wall. in W.Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 2: 339 (1824)
    • Cordia tremula Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 479 (1862)
    • Cordia wallichii G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 379 (1837)
    • Gerascanthus dichotomus (G.Forst.) Borhidi in Acta Bot. Hung. 34: 404 (1988)
    • Gerascanthus griffithii (C.B.Clarke) Borhidi in Acta Bot. Hung. 34: 405 (1988)
    • Gerascanthus suaveolens (Blume) Borhidi in Acta Bot. Hung. 34: 407 (1988)
    • Lithocardium griffithii (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 977 (1891)
    • Lithocardium platyphyllum Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 977 (1891)
    • Lithocardium suaveolens (Blume) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 977 (1891)
    • Lithocardium subdentatum Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 977 (1891)
    • Lithocardium tremulum (Griseb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 977 (1891)
    • Sebestena indica (Lam.) Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 38 (1838)
    • Varronia integerrima Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 424 (1812)
    • Varronia sinensis Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 138 (1790)

Cordia dichotoma is a species of flowering tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, that is native to the Indomalayan realm, northern Australia, and western Melanesia.[2]

Common names include fragrant manjack, snotty gobbles, cummingcordia, glue berry, anonang, pink pearl, bird lime tree, and Indian cherry in

Kannada; బంకనక్కర Bankanakkera in Telugu, nunang in Malay and Minangkabau, nonang in Maranao, and anúnang in Cebuano.[4]

Description

Cordia dichotoma is a small to moderate-sized deciduous tree with a short bole and spreading crown. The stem bark is greyish brown, smooth or longitudinally wrinkled. Flowers are short-stalked, bisexual, white in colour which open only at night. The fruit is a yellow or pinkish-yellow shining globose which turns black on ripening and the pulp gets viscid.

Habitat and range

Cordia dichotoma is native to China (

Burma, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland),[2] New Caledonia and Vanuatu.[1] It is a tree of tropical and subtropical regions. It is found in a variety of forests ranging from the dry deciduous forests of Rajasthan
to the moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats and tidal forests in Myanmar.

It has been introduced into; Cuba, Florida, Guatemala, Leeward Islands, Marianas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Tobago, Trinidad and the Windward Islands.[3]

Ecology

The larvae of the butterfly Arhopala micale feed on leaves of C. dichotoma.

Uses

A jar of Taiwanese Cordia dichotoma fruits with ginger

The immature fruits are pickled (see South Asian pickles) and are also used as a vegetable fodder. The leaves also yield good fodder. The fruits of C. dichotoma are edible.[5]

'Joshanda' is a

polysaccharides and are potential sources of phytochemicals with antibacterial and antioxidant activities.[6]

It is often cultivated for its fruits throughout the range of its natural distribution.

Symbolism

It is the symbol of

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province
in Thailand.

  • Cordia dichotoma trunk in Hyderabad, India.
    Cordia dichotoma trunk in
    Hyderabad, India
    .
  • Cordia dichotoma flowers in Hyderabad, India.
    Cordia dichotoma flowers in
    Hyderabad, India
    .
  • Cordia dichotoma flowers in Hyderabad, India.
    Cordia dichotoma flowers in
    Hyderabad, India
    .
  • Cordia dichotoma flowers in Hyderabad, India.
    Cordia dichotoma flowers in
    Hyderabad, India
    .
  • Cordia dichotoma foliage.
    Cordia dichotoma foliage.

References

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  1. ^ a b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2021). "Cordia dichotoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T61986401A207735485. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Cordia dichotoma". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  3. ^ a b c "Cordia dichotoma G.Forst. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010). "*qaNuNaŋ a tree: Cordia dichotoma". Austronesian Comparative Dictionary. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. doi:10.1186/s43014-023-00140-5
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  6. ^
    doi:10.1088/1742-6596/824/1/012059
    . 012059.
  7. ^ "Top 10 Best Health Benefits and Uses of Joshanda". Gyanunlimited. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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