Varronia cylindrostachya

Botanical Description

Varronia cylindrostachya is a much-branched shrub or a small tree usually growing around 3 - 4 metres tall[ 1912 Title Cordia cylindristachya Roem. et Schult. (Boraginaceae) Naturalised in India Publication Bull. Bot. Surv. India Vol. 30 (I-4), pp 171-173, 1988 Author Ravi N. & Muraleedharan P.N. Publisher Year 1988 ISBN Description ]. The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is sometimes grown as a hedge plant in southern India[ 1912 Title Cordia cylindristachya Roem. et Schult. (Boraginaceae) Naturalised in India Publication Bull. Bot. Surv. India Vol. 30 (I-4), pp 171-173, 1988 Author Ravi N. & Muraleedharan P.N. Publisher Year 1988 ISBN Description ].