Ehretia in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org

2. Ehretia L., Syst. ed. 10.936. 1759. Brandis, For. Fl. 339; Ind. Trees, 480; C.B. in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 4:141.1883; Parker, For. Fl. Punj. 358.1918.

YASIN J. NASIR

Glabrous trees or shrubs with alternate leaves. Flowers in terminal or cymes, bracteate. Calyx 5-partite. Corolla tube short, the limb with S lobes. Stamens 5; anthers exserted. Ovary bilocular or incompletely 4 former with 2 ovules per locule. Style terminal, stigma capitate. Fruit a Seeds 2 or 4.

50 species mainly in tropics of the Old World. Represented in species.

1 Leaves serratulate 1 Ehretia serrata

+ Leaves entire (2)

2 (1) Shrubs. Leaves up to 8 cm long, hairy on uder-surface 2 Ehretia obtusifolia

+ Trees. Leaves up to 15 cm long, sparse to glabrescent on undersurface 3 Ehretia laevis

Lower Taxa

Ehretia laevis Roxb.
Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex DC.
Ehretia serrata Roxb.

Related Synonym(s):

Ehretia acuminata var. serrata (Roxb.) I. M. Johnston = Ehretia serrata Roxb.
Ehretia floribunda Benth. = Ehretia laevis Roxb.
Ehretia laevis var. aspera C. B. Clarke = Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex DC.
Ehretia laevis var. floribunda (Benth.) Brandis = Ehretia laevis Roxb.
Ehretia obovata R. Br. = Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex DC.

Related Objects

Flora of China

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