Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Boraginaceae | Genus: Cordia | Species: Cordia macleodii Hook.f. & Thomson ( बड़ा लसोड़ा ) |
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| Synonym | Gerascanthus macleodii (Hook.f. & Thomson) Borhidi, Hemigymnia macleodii Griff. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bara lasora | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Flowering Period | Jan-March | |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Bara lasora | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drupe ovoid, acute seated on cup-shaped ribbed calyx. |
| Habitat | Rare in dry deciduous forests of India. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Pakistan and India | Bark Details | Smooth whitish or grayish barks. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A medium-sized deciduous tree with light grey bark; young parts grey or fulvous tomentose. Leaves 3-7 in. long, broadly ovate, obtuse, hard when mature, 3-5 nerved, cordate at the base, upper surface pubescent when young, rough and shining and usually covered with white cystolith disks when mature, undersurface grey or brown pubescent or tomentose. Flowers white about .5 in. across, polygamous, subsessile, in dense terminal and axillary, tomentose paniculate cymes, which are 2-4 in. across. Calyx ribbed, tomentose outside. Corolla tube about as long as the calyx-tube. Stamens exserted. Drupe 0.5-0.75 in. long, ovoid, acute seated on cup-shaped ribbed calyx. | Leaf Details | Leaves 3-7 in. long, broadly ovate, obtuse, hard when mature, 3-5 nerved, cordate at the base, upper surface pubescent when young, rough and shining and usually covered with white cystolith disks when mature, undersurface grey or brown pubescent or tomentose. |
