| Synonym |
Cordia thyrsiflora
Siebold & Zucc., Ehretia argyi H.Lév. |
Flower Color |
White |
| Common Name |
Puna, Punyan |
Flower Type |
Panicle |
| English / Trade Name |
Koda Tree, Brown-cedar, Kodowood, Silky-ash |
Flowering Period |
Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Puna, Punyan |
Fruiting Period |
April-June |
| Altitude |
Up to 1500 m |
Fruit Type |
Drupe |
| Habit |
Tree |
Fruit Details |
Drupes, orange, turning to black, globose or ellipsoid, with 2-seeded, 2 pyrenes. |
| Habitat |
Rare in miscellaneous forests, exposed localities or near streams or grassy slopes. |
Bark Type |
Fissured |
| Distribution |
Sub Himalayan tracts, adjacent plains from Uttarakhand to Bhutan; Indomalaysia, China, Japan and N. Australia. |
Bark Details |
Dark-brown or grey, with longitudinal cracks. |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Elliptic |
| Description of Species |
Deciduous trees, up to 15 m tall; bark dark-brown or grey, with longitudinal cracks. Leaves elliptic-oblong, acute or acuminate sharply serrate, glabrescent. Flowers numerous, white, fragrant, terminal panicles. Calyx 5-lobed; lobes obtuse. Corolla white, twice as long as calyx; tube short; lobes reflexed. Stamens 5; anthers exserted. Fruit a drupe, orange, turning to black, globose or ellipsoid, with 2-seeded, 2 pyrenes. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves elliptic-oblong, 6-16 × 2-6 cm, acute or acuminate sharply serrate, glabrescent; petioles 1.2-2.5 cm long. |
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