Ehretia coerulea Gürke

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Ehretia

Characteristics

An erect shrub. It grows up to 8 m tall. The leaves are softly hairy underneath and rough above. The fruit are red berries. They are less than 5 mm across.
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Mature height (meter) 8.0
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A tropical plant. It grows from low altitudes to 1600 m. It is often near rivers and on termite mounds.
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Uses medicinal
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:115996-1
WFO ID wfo-0000663371
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Synonyms

Ehretia coerulea