Boraginaceae Week :: Cordia myxa, L. <=> Lasura Tree - bangalore - RA (confirm)

[raman]

Lasura is a fairly fast growing species. It matures in about 50 to 60 years by when its girth at the breast height is about 1 to 1.5 m. Its bole (main trunk) is generally straight and cylindrical, attaining a height of nearly 3 to 4 m. The branches spread in all directions by virtue of which its crown can be trained into a beautiful inverted dome like an umbrella. When fully grown up, the total height of the tree comes to nearly 10 to 15 m. In less favorable climate and or unfavorable environment, however, it has a lesser growth and may attain a somewhat crooked form. In still worse environment it can even remain stunted like a shrub.

Raman

[Neil Soares]

Hi,  Nice photographs, but this is also Cordia dichotoma. Cordia myxa is a synonym of Cordia dichotoma. My photographs of this are available in the archives of this group.                     With regards,                       Neil Soares.                      --- On Mon, 6/4/12, raman <raman_ar...@yahoo.com> wrote:

[raman]

Thanks Neil ji

There is a name plate in Lalbagh, so I kept them separate.

I could never differentiate between myxa and dichotama.

Though there are wiki pages for each of them.

Raman

[Gurcharan Singh]

According to Flora of Pakistan Cordia dichotoma (  5-8 x 1.5-3.0 cm ) differs from Cordia myxa ( 6-12.5 x 43-8.2 cm)  in the narrower and thinner leaves, which are not subcordate at the base and smaller drupes; also calyx is ribbed and hairy in former, not in latter. I wonder if both can be found in India.

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[raman]

Thanks for the info Gurcharan ji.

Raman

[Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy]

Raman Ji,

 

Nice set of pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

 

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 9:26 PM, raman <raman_ar...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Lasura is a fairly fast growing species. It matures in about 50 to 60 years by when its girth at the breast height is about 1 to 1.5 m. Its bole (main trunk) is generally straight and cylindrical, attaining a height of nearly 3 to 4 m. The branches spread in all directions by virtue of which its crown can be trained into a beautiful inverted dome like an umbrella. When fully grown up, the total height of the tree comes to nearly 10 to 15 m. In less favorable climate and or unfavorable environment, however, it has a lesser growth and may attain a somewhat crooked form. In still worse environment it can even remain stunted like a shrub.

Raman

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