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2. Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex DC., Prodr. 9:507. 1845. C.B. Clarke, l.c. 142; Sabnis in J. Ind. Bot. Soc. 14 (2): 66.1924; Kazmi in J. Arn. Arb. 51 (2): 146.1970.
YASIN J. NASIR
Ehretia laevis var. aspera C. B. ClarkeEhretia obovata R. Br.
Shrub up to 3 m tall. Young shoots and branches glandular hairy with brownish hairs. Leaves obovate-cuneate to ± spathulate, 2.5-8 x 1.7-4.2 cm, entire to undulate, obtuse to sometimes retuse or subacute, ± coriaceous, pubescent. Petiole up to 12 mm long. Calyx 2 mm long, 5-partite, shallow cupular, glandular-pubescent; lopes, ovate-oblong. Corolla white to tinged bluish, tube c. 3 mm long, limb 8-10 mm broad; lobes obtuse, spreading. Filaments 3.5–4 mm long, glabrous; anthers oblong, 1.5 mm long. Ovary ovoid. Styles 2, spreading. Drupe subglobose, 5-6 mm broad, pyrenes 2–4.
Fl. Per.: March-May.
Type: Abyssinia: Medschara, Schimper 2652 (B).
Distribution: Abyssinia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India.
Found in dry places.
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