Description:
Boraginaceae (forget-me-not family) »
Cordia sebestena KOR-dee-uh -- named for Valerius Cordus, 16th century German botanist seb-ess-TAY-nuh -- from Persian sapistan, name of allied species grown around Sebesta commonly known as: aloe wood, geranium tree , largeleaf geigertree, orange geiger tree, scarlet cordia, sea trumpet, sebesten plum tree, Spanish cordia, Texas olive, ziricote Bengali: kamla buhal, raktarag • Hindi: लाल लसोड़ा lal lasora, bohari • Kannada: challekendala • Tamil: அச்சிநறுவிலி accinayuvili Origin: Florida Keys, the West Indies, and northern South America.. practically throughout the year the clusters of brilliant, bell-like flowers, scattered amongst the deep foliage, gladden our eyes with their rich hue - a clear, true scarlet. Each blossom is about 2 inches across. A finely pleated tube is inserted neatly into a long olive-brown, felt calyx. The tube opens out into six rounded petals, deeply crinkled and pleated. Up to a dozen blooms may be found in one close cluster. Date: 15 July 2007, 12:33. Source:
Cordia sebestena. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.