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[Dinesh Valke]

Boraginaceae (forget-me-not family) » Ehretia laevis
Synonym: Ehretia floribunda


eh-RET-ee-uh -- named for Georg Dionysius Ehret, botanical artist
LEE-viss or LAY-viss -- smooth


commonly known as: ovate-leaved ivory wood • Gujarati: વઢવારડી vadhavaradi • Hindi: भैरी bhairi, चामरोड़ chamror • Konkani: kalo gamdo • Malayalam: ചരണ്ടി caranti • Marathi: अजानवृक्ष ajaanvruksha, धतरंग dhatrang • Nepali: datingal • Oriya: mosonea • Sanskrit: चर्मवृक्ष charmavriksha • Tamil: குருவிச்சை kuruviccai, ஒருசாதிமரம் oruvakai-maram, பட்டைவிரசு pattaivirachu • Telugu: తెల్లజువ్వి tellajuvvi


Native to: China, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam



Edible use:

... fruit is tasteless but is eaten
... inner bark (as VEGETABLE, in times of famine) is mixed with flour and eaten.
Quoted from Henriette's Herbal

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dinesh ji

Good to know about uses of this tree common in Delhi on Roadsides

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On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:

Boraginaceae (forget-me-not family) » Ehretia laevis
Synonym: Ehretia floribunda


eh-RET-ee-uh -- named for Georg Dionysius Ehret, botanical artist
LEE-viss or LAY-viss -- smooth

commonly known as: ovate-leaved ivory wood • Gujarati: વઢવારડી vadhavaradi • Hindi: भैरी bhairi, चामरोड़ chamror • Konkani: kalo gamdo • Malayalam: ചരണ്ടി caranti • Marathi: अजानवृक्ष ajaanvruksha, धतरंग dhatrang • Nepali: datingal • Oriya: mosonea • Sanskrit: चर्मवृक्ष charmavriksha • Tamil: குருவிச்சை kuruviccai, ஒருசாதிமரம் oruvakai-maram, பட்டைவிரசு pattaivirachu • Telugu: తెల్లజువ్వి tellajuvvi

[JM Garg]

Hi, Dinesh ji,

I somehow feel that leaves are not glabrous so it may be Ehretia aspera

Pl. validate or otherwise.

[Dinesh Valke]

Possible Garg ji. Thanks for validating.

I must say, this particular plant was found in a resident's compound in Thane city.

It could be a species of Ehretia that is planted as ornamental.

Will revise my notes; I will go with what is decided in this post.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Inflorescence also looks different for me.

Pl. see images of both Ehretia aspera & Ehretia laevis at these links.

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Garg ji.

I hope the inflorescence helps those familiar with Ehretia to comment.

The Ehretia pages have lot of discussion on aspera VS laevis. At this time, I am not able to go through all notes.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

A reply from another thread:

"I think it is Ehretia laevis. Would expect to see more obvious pubescence otherwise.
Talbot says that E laevis is found in the moister forests whereas E aspera is invariably confined to desert and barren stony regions.
I have never come across E aspera in Thane area. Would be interested to hear if anyone has.

Regards
Radha"

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