Cordia sebestena

• Botanical Name : Cordia sebestena L.

• The genus is named in honour of V. Cordus, a German botanist and sebestena is derived from an allied Persian species, sapistan, grown around the town of Sebesta.

• Common Name : Scarlet Cordia, Orange Geiger Tree, Aloe-wood
• Plant Family : Boraginaceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-17, 20-22, 24, 25, 27, 29
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Van Chetana Kendra, Infocity, Aranya Van

About Cordia sebestena Plant :

• Habit : A small evergreen shrub.
• Leaves : Alternate, large, oval or elliptic, blunt at apex, rough, much wrinkled or wavy.
• Inflorescence : Terminal clusters.
• Flower :
  • Large, scarlet or orange-red.
  • Calyx tubular, 4 or more lobed, ribbed.
  • Corolla funnel-shaped, petals 5-6, rounded and much crumpled or wrinkled.
  • Stamens 5-12, anthers dull yellow.
• Fruits : Drupe pure white enclosed in persistent calyx.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : September-March
• Significance : Cultivated in the gardens for its beautiful flowers.