Ehretia
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Ehretia is a genus of flowering plant
s in the borage
family, Boraginaceae
. It contains about 50 species. The generic name honors German
botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret
(1708–1770).
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the borage
Borage
Borage, , also known as a starflower, is an annual herb originating in Syria, but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America. It grows to a height of , and is bristly or hairy all over the stems and leaves; the leaves are...
family, Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
. It contains about 50 species. The generic name honors German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret
Georg Dionysius Ehret
Georg Dionysius Ehret was a botanist and entomologist, and is best known for his botanical illustrations.Ehret was born in Germany to Ferdinand Christian Ehret, a gardener and competent draughtsman, and Anna Maria Ehret. Beginning his working life as a gardener's apprentice near Heidelberg, he...
(1708–1770).
Selected species
- Ehretia acuminataEhretia acuminataEhretia acuminata is a deciduous tree found in Japan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, New Guinea and Australia. Fossil evidence suggests an ancient Laurasian origin...
R.Br. – Koda (East AsiaEast AsiaEast Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
, New GuineaNew GuineaNew Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, eastern AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) - Ehretia alba Retief & A.E.van Wyk
- Ehretia amoena Klotzsch
- Ehretia anacuaEhretia anacuaEhretia anacua is medium-sized tree found in eastern Mexico and southern Texas in the United States. It is a member of the borage family, Boraginaceae. One of its common names, Anacua, is derived from the Mexican Spanish word Anacahuite, as is that of the related Cordia boissieri, the Anacahuita...
(TeránManuel de Mier y TeránJosé Manuel Rafael Simeón de Mier y Terán , commonly called Manuel de Mier y Terán or General Teran, was a Mexican general involved in the Mexican and Texan revolutions.-Early career:...
& Berland.Jean-Louis BerlandierJean-Louis Berlandier was a French naturalist, physician, and anthropologist.Berlandier was born in rural Fort de l'Écluse, near France's border with Switzerland, and trained as a botanist in Geneva...
) I.M.Johnst.Ivan Murray JohnstonI. M. Johnston , was a United States botanist. He studied at Pomona College in Claremont, California and at Harvard University...
– Anacua (TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) - Ehretia angolensis Baker
- Ehretia bakeri Britten
- Ehretia cortesia Gottschling
- Ehretia capensis Meisn. ex C.Krauss
- Ehretia coerulea Gürke
- Ehretia cymosa Thonn.
- Ehretia dicksonii Hance
- Ehretia glandulosissima Verdc.
- Ehretia janjalle Verdc.
- Ehretia kaessneri Vaupel
- Ehretia laevis Roxb.
- Ehretia microcalyx Vaupel
- Ehretia namibiensis Retief & A.E.van Wyk
- Ehretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex A.DC.
- Ehretia rigidaEhretia rigidaEhretia rigida, commonly known as Deurmekaarbos , is a small, multi-stemmed tree with a tangled growth habit belonging to the Boraginaceae or borage family...
(Thunb.) Druce – Deurmekaarbos (Southeastern AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
) - Ehretia rosea Gürke
- Ehretia scrobiculata Hiern
- Ehretia tinifolia L.
- Ehretia trachyphylla C.H.Wright
- Ehretia uhehensis Gürke
- Ehretia violacea Kunth
Formerly placed here
- Carmona retusaCarmona retusaCarmona retusa, also known as the Fukien Tea Tree or Philippine Tea Tree, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Its specific epithet comes from the Latin retusus , with reference to the leaf apex....
(Vahl) Masam. (as E. microphylla Lam.)