Ehretia resinosa Hance

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Ehretia

Characteristics

Tree. Branches dark brown first, greyish to brownish at a later stage, glabrous. Leaves: petiole 0.8-3 cm long; blade broadly ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2-20 by 1.2-10 cm, margin entire, base broadly rounded to subcordate, apex subacute, acute to acuminate, 5-7 primary nerves on each side, with a dense network of minor nerves between them, glabrous to subglabrous on upper side, subglabrous or sparsely hairy mainly along nerves on lower side, young leaves with very dense hairs on lower side. Inflorescences on short, lateral branches, densely corymbose, with dense, patent hairs, flowers numerous; pedicels 1-4 mm long. Calyx campanulate, 3-4 mm long, c. 2 mm wide in flower, later on lobes patent, 5 mm in diam., densely covered by patent hairs, lobes linear-oblong, obtuse, free to near base. Corolla white, 5-6 mm long, up to 9 mm in diam., tube cylindrical-campanulate, lobes 4.5-5 mm long, rounded, reflexed to sub-explanate. Stamens long exserted, anthers sagittate. Pistil: styles 7 mm long, widened towards apex, forked for 1.5 mm, stigmata fairly indistinct. Fruit subglobose, 4-5 mm in diam.
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Shrubs or trees. Petiole 1-2 cm; leaf blade broadly ovate to rounded, 6-16 × 4-10 cm, abaxially pubescent, adaxially tomentose, base rounded, margin entire or dentate, apex acute. Cymes terminal, densely pubescent; peduncle 1-3 cm. Calyx 4-6 mm. Corolla tubular, ca. 3 mm. Stamens inserted at apex of corolla tube. Drupes globose, 5-7 mm in diam., usually 4-seeded. Fl. Apr.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Athlete's-Foot (unspecified), Internal (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Ringworm (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Cough (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Ehretia resinosa world distribution map, present in China, Philippines, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:116105-1
WFO ID wfo-0000663520
COL ID 6DYGP
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Synonyms

Ehretia formosana Ehretia navesii Ehretia resinosa