Gondni / Grey-Leaved Saucerberry
Cordia gharaf
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Gujarat
- Flowering
- November-March
How to identify Gondni
Identify Gondni by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Grey-green leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat.
- Confirm it sits within the Boraginaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gondni.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cordia gharaf
- Genus
- Cordia
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Arabia, North Africa
- Found in India
- Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gondni itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gondni itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Gondni
About Gondni
A member of the Boraginaceae family, Grey-Leaved Saucerberry (Cordia gharaf) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten, cut for timber and furniture and tapped for gum or resin.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Gondni belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
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