Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Cordia sebestena L.
Family Name	Boraginaceae
Common Name	Scarlet Cordia, Orange Geiger Tree, Aloe-woo
Tamil Name	அச்சிநறுவிலி
Life Form	Shrub
Distribution	Florida (Keys) to Caribbean, Mexico to Venezuela.
Botanical Distribution	Habit: A small evergreen shrub. Leaves: Alternate, large, oval or elliptic, blunt at apex, rough, much wrinkled or wavy. Flower: Large, scarlet or orange-red. Calyx: Calyx tubular, 4 or more lobed, ribbed. Corolla: Corolla funnel-shaped, petals 5-6, rounded and much crumpled or wrinkled. Stamens 5-12, anthers dull yellow. Fruit: Drupe pure white enclosed in persistent calyx.
Flowering and Fruiting	September – March
Key Compounds	Phenol,terpenoids,saponnis,volatileoil,flavonoids,glycosides
Medicinal Use	Lucayan Archipelago for gastrointestinal issues (decrease indigestion and increase appetite).
At the Campus	Front of founder statue