Ehretia aspera is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It is a small tree native to the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, the Himalayas, and Sri Lanka), Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), Peninsular Malaysia, and Hainan.[2] It grows in dry deciduous forests. It flowers and fruits in January and February.[1]

Ehretia aspera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Ehretia
Species:
E. aspera
Binomial name
Ehretia aspera
Willd. (1794)
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Bourreria aspera (Willd.) G.Don (1837)
  • Bourreria dichotoma Rottler ex G.Don (1837)
  • Bourreria laevis G.Don (1837)
  • Bourreria punctata (Roth) G.Don (1837)
  • Bruxanelia indica Dennst. (1818), not validly publ.
  • Ehretia affinis Wall. (1829), not validly publ.
  • Ehretia canarensis Miq. (1847), nom. subnud.
  • Ehretia catronga Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (1832), not validly publ.
  • Ehretia championii Wight & Gardner ex C.B.Clarke (1883), not validly publ.
  • Ehretia cutranga C.B.Clarke (1883), orth. var.
  • Ehretia floribunda Royle ex Benth. (1836)
  • Ehretia heynei Roem. & Schult. (1819)
  • Ehretia laevis Roxb. (1796)
  • Ehretia laevis var. canarensis C.B.Clarke (1883)
  • Ehretia laevis var. floribunda (Royle ex Benth.) Brandis (1874)
  • Ehretia laevis var. platyphylla Merr. (1935)
  • Ehretia laevis var. pubescens (Royle ex Benth.) C.B.Clarke (1883)
  • Ehretia pubescens Royle ex Benth. (1836)
  • Ehretia punctata Roth (1819)
  • Traxilum asperatum Raf. (1838)

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Crowley, D. 2021. Ehretia aspera. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T145843377A164059230. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T145843377A164059230.en. Accessed 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Ehretia aspera Willd. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 July 2024.