Boraginaceae » Cordia subcordata


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commonly known as: beach cordia, ironwood, island walnut, kerosene wood, kou, sea trumpet


at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai

Identification courtesy: Tabish

Great to have you new flower post yet again!
Don't be so modest - I only confirmed your identification!


PS: The maximum size available for these pics on flickr is too small (500x375). FOI pics are 512x384 - so larger than this would be fine.
You can email me the bigger versions of the flower and fruit shot.  

--Last edited by tabish on 2009-05-14 00:32:31 --

It is puzzling that it is native to India (acc to GRIN), and yet no Indian languages name seem to exist.

On the site now:
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Beach%20Cordia.html  

--Last edited by tabish on 2009-05-14 01:12:23 --

WOW!

Amazing  flower and superb shot... vaah vaah..vaah vaah

Since no Indic names found for this plant, I am ready to believe those few sites which say that the probable origin is Malesia, immigrants took it to Polynesia --- quick enough this must have reached all shores of Indian Ocean, including Indian subcontinent and east Africa.

Dear Tabish, my extreme apologies ... I do not know when I turned the permissions in Flickr account regarding downloading ... I know I did that, but thought of flowers to FOI escaped. I have reverted the settings, you may download OR please give a list to me I will send a zipped file.

Regards.  

--Last edited by dinesh valke on 2009-05-14 10:44:09 --

Many thanks Harangad, for appreciation.