Genus: Ehretia
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Euasterid I > Family: Boraginaceae
About 75 species, native to the tropics, with
seven species native to southern Africa and a further species that
is cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of
Zimbabwe and
Flora of Mozambique.
Ehretia alba
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Ehretia amoena (Sandpaper bush)
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Ehretia coerulea |
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Ehretia cymosa (Forest
stamperwood)
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
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Ehretia namibiensis |
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Ehretia obtusifolia |
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Ehretia rigida (Puzzle bush,
Deurmekaarbos) |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Ehretia acuminata (Koda)
Native from China to eastern Australia. |
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Publications
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