Ehretia rigida subsp. rigida

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Shrub or tree, often stunted, up to 4 m high. Leaf blade 20-35 x 12-23 mm, apex acute or rounded, glabrous or main veins with setae and others with scattered setae, coriaceous or thin; petioles 3-8 mm, length of petiole : length of midrib = 1 : 4-7. Inflorescence terminal, one or several in a 'head' on young shoots, many-flowered, peduncles and pedicels thick, up to 1.5 mm diam., multicellular hairs or long, thin setae present. Calyx lobes triangular, ±2.0-2.5 mm long, apex obtuse to acute. Corolla cylindric, 8-10 mm long; tube usually white; lobes lilac, blue, bluish purple or purple, shorter than tube. Fruit ±3 mm long.
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Much-branched shrub or multi-stemmed tree, up to 4 m high; often stunted. Leaves petiolate; blade obovate, 20-35 x 12-23 mm, apex acute or rounded, glabrous or main veins with setae, other veins with scattered setae, usually coriaceous; petioles 3-8 mm long. Flowers in scorpioid cymes, inflorescences terminal, 1 or several in a head on young shoots; peduncles and pedicels thick, up to 1.5 mm in diameter; corolla with tube 8-10 mm long, white, lobes shorter than tube, lilac, blue, bluish purple or purple; Oct.-Mar. Fruit a drupe with 4 pyrenes; pyrenes subglobose, 5 x 7 mm.
Much-branched shrub or multi-stemmed tree, often stunted. Leaves petiolate; blade obovate, 20-35 x 12-23 mm, base cuneate, apex acute or rounded, margins entire, glabrous or main veins with setae, other veins with scattered setae, usually coriaceous; petioles 3-8 mm long. Flowers in scorpioid cymes, cymes terminal or clustered in a head; peduncles and pedicels thick, up to 1.5 mm in diam. Corolla cylindric, 8-10 mm long; tube white; lobes shorter than tube, lilac, blue, bluish purple or purple. Flowering time Oct.-Mar.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Ehretia rigida subsp. rigida world distribution map, present in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001421121
COL ID 7K36P
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Synonyms

Ehretia rigida subsp. rigida