Ehretia aspera Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Ehretia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Lowland rain forest or on the boundary between rain forest and open forest or the boundary between rain forest and sclerophyll forest; at elevations up to 300 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses animal food food material medicinal tea
Edible barks fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Antirheumatic agents (bark), Burns (bark), Diphtheria (bark), Dysentery (bark), Inflammation (bark), Skin diseases, infectious (bark), Abdominal pain (flower), Aphrodisiacs (flower), Antirheumatic agents (leaf), Blister (leaf), Cough (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Dysuria (leaf), Erectile dysfunction (leaf), Sprains and strains (leaf), Stomach diseases (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Inflammation (root), Sexually transmitted diseases (root), Erectile dysfunction (stem), Periodontal diseases (stem), Toothache (stem), Ulcer (stem), Syphilis (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Diuretics (whole plant excluding root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ehretia aspera world distribution map, present in Australia, Botswana, China, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Pakistan, Chad, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:115972-1
WFO ID wfo-0000663343
COL ID 6DZ4Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ehretia aspera Ehretia catronga Ehretia ovalifolia Ehretia affinis Ehretia cutranga Ehretia floribunda Ehretia heynei Ehretia indica Ehretia laevis Ehretia pubescens Traxilum asperatum Ehretia punctata Bourreria aspera Bourreria dichotoma Bourreria laevis Bourreria punctata Ehretia canarensis Ehretia championii Ehretia aspera var. obtusifolia Ehretia laevis var. canarensis Ehretia laevis var. platyphylla Ehretia laevis var. pubescens Ehretia laevis var. aspera Ehretia laevis var. floribunda Ehretia punctata