The character, upon which I decided the species is the serrated leaves and yellow flowers. And between these two species; in *Cordia dichotom*a, leaves are small and margin is entire whereas in *C. lutea, *leaves are comparatively larger and the margin is serrated (especially towards apex).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cordia_dichotoma_(Lasora)_in_Hyderabad_W_IMG_7089.jpg http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Yellow%20Cordia.html Regards, Giby On 17 November 2011 07:17, Mohan V. Chunkath <mohan.chunk...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear Giby, > How does one differentiate between Cordia dichotoma and C. lutea? Thanks. > Cheers, > Mohan > > > On 16 November 2011 19:09, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> This could be *Cordia lutea *of Boraginaceae family. >> >> >> Regards, >> Giby >> >> >> >> On 16 November 2011 17:47, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Resurfacing again for ID >>> >>> Earlier feedback >>> >>> Mahadehwara ji...............................................Cordia >>> species >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Mohan V. Chunkath <mohan.chunk...@gmail.com> >>> Date: Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 11:37 AM >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:75345] Request for Identification 29072011MC3 >>> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>> >>> >>> Dear Friends, >>> Another identification request. I had posted this plant earlier but >>> had not got an identification confirmation. Tentatively identified as >>> Cordia alba. >>> >>> Location: Adyar Theosophical Society Gardens, Chennai >>> Plant Type: medium sized tree >>> Flowers: creamish white flowers >>> Fruits: Berry with large amount of mucilage >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Mohan Chunkath >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >> Royal Enclave, >> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >> Bangalore- 560064 >> India >> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) >> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >> > > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
