| Binomial |
Cordia obliqua Willd. |
| Family |
Boraginaceae |
| Tamil Name
|
பெருநுவுளி (Perunuvuli); மூக்குச்சளி பழம் (Mookkuchazhi pazham) |
| Habit |
Small to medium sized perennial tree |
| Bark |
Thick, grey or brown, rough, lenticellate, shallowly furrowed, blaze white |
| Flowers |
Campanulate, white, polygamous, in axillary and terminal cymes. |
| Fruits |
Yellow or pinkish-yellow ovoid drupe |
| Flowering Period |
January-April and September-October |
| Pollinators |
Bees |
| Native to India. |
The fruits can be used as an expectorant and are effective in treating the diseases of the lungs. In the raw condition, they contain a gum which can be used beneficially in gonorrhoea. The fruits are also useful in treating coughs, the diseases of the chest, and chronic fever. The fruits are edible and used as pickle. The gum obtained from mucilage is used for pasting sheets of paper and as matrix forming material in tablet formulations. |
| Location on campus: |
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ks5njZyu18aK4j4p6 |
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