Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Cordia dichotoma G.Forst.
Family Name	Boraginaceae
Common Name	Indian Cherry, Bird Lime Tree
Tamil Name	மூக்குச்சளி பழம், நறுவல்லி மரம்
Life Form	Tree
Distribution	Tropical and subtropical regions
Botanical Distribution	Habit: Small tree Leaves; Simple, Flower:short-stalked, bisexual and white in colour, Calyx 5-6mm, Corolla lobes5, oblongobtuse, recurved Fruit: durpe ovoid, pale yellow Seeds: Outdoor, brown
Flowering and Fruiting	February-April
Key Compounds	α-amyrins, lupeol-3rhamnoside, β-sitosterol, βsitosterol-3glucoside, taxifolin-3-5-dirhamnoside.
Medicinal Use	Dyspepsia, fever, purgative, expectorant, tonic, ulcer and cough
At the Campus	Front of swimming pool