Cordia DICHOTOMA Forst. f.
| Synonym : | Cordia obliqua Willd. Cordia myxa Roxb. Auct. non L. Cordia brownii A.DC. Cordia latifolia Roxb. Cordia tremula Griseb. Gerascanthus dichotomus (G.Forst.) Borhidi Varronia sinensis Lour. |
|---|---|
| Bangla Name : | Bonary, Bohari, Bohal, Buhal (Chittagong), Aslia, Kalahuza (Sylhet). ,Chaine (Mogh), Bol-mimang, Thakaksum (Garo). |
| English Name : | Indian Chery, Sebestan. |
| Family : | Boraginaceae |
| Disease : | Cough, cold and chest diseases. |
| Description : | A medium-sized dichotomous tree with long bole and drooping branches. Leaves 2.5-12.7 cm diam., entire or slightly dentate, variable in shape, from elliplic-lanceolate to broad ovate. Flowers small, in large, lax, terminal and axillary cymes. Drupe 1.3-2.5 cm long, conical when young, later ovoid, ripe fruit yellowish brown, pink or nearly black, shining, filled with visid pulp. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar, Sylhet, Noakhali, usually growing in grass land and in more open spaces. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Fruit carnel contains protein and oil containing mixture of palmitic, stearic, arachidic, behenic, oleic and linoleic acids and other fatty acids.Taxifolin-3-rhamnoside, ?-sitosterol, palmitic, stearic, oleic and linolenic acids have been isolated from se |
| Uses : | Decoction of the leaf is used in cough and cold. The sticky pulp of the fruit is used for the treatment of cough and chest diseases. EtOH (50%) extract of leaves and stems is antimicrobial (Asolkar et al., 1992). |
| Habit : | Tree |