Cordia dichotoma

Botanical name–Cordia dichotoma

Common Name– Lasoda

Habit

• Deciduous
• Small tree
• Fast growing
  
  

Specific Properties

• Moderately drought tolerant
  
  

Ecology

• Frugivorous birds, bats, feed on fruits
• Mammals like macaques, squirrels, jackals, civets feed on fruits
• Food plant for Common Oakblue butterfly
• Attracts lots of bees and ants
  
  

Uses

• Leaves, fruit, bark and seed possess anti-diabetic, anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, cough suppressants, immune-modulator, analgesic activity and wound healing properties.
• leaves and bark are used in the treatment of dyspepsia, fever, diarrhoea, leprosy, gonorrhoea and burning sensation
• Unripe fruits are pickled, eaten as vegetable, ripe fruits are eaten raw
• Leaves are used as fodder and seeds as cattle feed
• In agroforestry, used as hedge for windbreak
• Leaves are used in making biodegradable cutlery
  
• Seeds yield oil
  
  

Propagation

• Seeds