Diversity, distribution and horticultural potential of Cordia myxa L.: a promising underutilized fruit species of arid and semi arid regions of India

Cordia myxa L. locally known as Gonda, Lasora or lehsua belongs to family Boraginaceae. It grows throughout India except in high hills and temperate climates. This is a perennial, medium sized tree with crooked stem. It bears small sized fruits in bunches, used as traditional vegetable and pickles....

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Published in:Genetic resources and crop evolution 2014-12, Vol.61 (8), p.1633-1643
Main Authors: Meghwal, P. R, Singh, Akath, Kumar, Pradeep, Morwal, B. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Arid regions
Arid zones
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Boraginaceae
Cordia
Cordia myxa
Cultivation
Dietary supplements
Drought
Drought resistance
drought tolerance
Fruits
fuelwood
hills
horticulture
indigenous knowledge
Information processing
Life Sciences
Notes on Neglected and Underutilized Crops
Orchards
pickles
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Semi arid areas
Semiarid lands
Taxonomy
trees
vegetables
Wood
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Summary:Cordia myxa L. locally known as Gonda, Lasora or lehsua belongs to family Boraginaceae. It grows throughout India except in high hills and temperate climates. This is a perennial, medium sized tree with crooked stem. It bears small sized fruits in bunches, used as traditional vegetable and pickles. Besides, it has number of other uses including medicine, fuel wood and ornamental wood work. Due to its drought tolerance ability, it is abundantly found in arid and semi arid regions of North and North West India. Its cultivation as planned orchards is limited and only scanty information about various aspects of the species is available. This paper therefore, deals with synthesised information on its distribution, taxonomy, traditional knowledge and experimental findings on diversity, propagation, improvement and utilization. The information on production and consumption may open new vistas in dietary supplement, thus opening a new window of commercial opportunity in arid and semi arid regions of India and isoclimatic regions of the world.
ISSN:0925-9864
1573-5109
DOI:10.1007/s10722-014-0161-y