Ehretia anacua (Terán & Berland.) I.M.Johnst.

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Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Ehretia

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 7-15 m tall. The bark is reddish-brown with narrow furrows and peeling in scales. The leaves are dark green and oval. The flowers are in groups at the ends of branches. The fruit are the size of a pea and yellow. They have a thin pulp. The pulp is edible. There are 2 stones with 2 seeds in each.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows larger along river valleys. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level. Dormant plants can tolerate cold temperatures. It is best in a fertile, well-drained soil.
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Develops into a tree when growing in river valleys in fertile soils, it is also found as a shrub on dry barren ridges.
Develops into a tree when growing in river valleys in fertile soils, it is also found as a shrub on dry barren ridges.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten raw or cooked.
Uses environmental use food material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Ehretia anacua leaf picture by Shaheen Alikhan (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ehretia anacua flower picture by ziesook you (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ehretia anacua world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Conservation status

Ehretia anacua threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:88877-2
WFO ID wfo-0000663336
COL ID 6DYTH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ehretia ciliata Ehretia lancifolia Gaza anacua Ehretia anacua Ehretia elliptica Ehretia exasperata Ehretia scabra