Ehretia tinifolia L.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Ehretia

Characteristics

A small tree. The trunk is 20 cm across. The leaves have short stalks. The leaves are oval. The flowers are 4 mm long and white in large groups. The fruit are red or purple and 5-6 mm across.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.2
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Environment

A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses bee plant environmental use food invertebrate food material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Kidney (unspecified)
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Images

Leaf

Ehretia tinifolia leaf picture by Mauricio León Carreño (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ehretia tinifolia world distribution map, present in Belize, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago

Conservation status

Ehretia tinifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:116139-1
WFO ID wfo-0000663557
COL ID 6DYHG
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Synonyms

Ehretia campestris Ehretia linifolia Ehretia longifolia Ehretia tinifolia Ehretia sulcata Ehretia tenuifolia Ehretia tinifolia