Ehretia microphylla, synonymCarmona retusa, also known as the Fukien tea tree or Philippine tea tree, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae.[2][1]
Ehretia microphylla is a shrub growing to 4 m height, with long, straggling, slender branches. It is deciduous during the dry season. Its leaves are usually 10–50 mm long and 5–30 mm wide, and may vary in size, texture, colour and margin. It has small white flowers 8–10 mm in diameter with a 4–5 lobed corolla, and drupes 4–6 mm in diameter, ripening brownish orange.[2][3]
On Cape York Peninsula, the plant is recorded from semi-evergreen vine thickets. On Christmas Island, it favours dry sites on the terraces, and sometimes occurs in rainforest.[4]
^ abc"Ehretia microphylla Lam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
^ ab"Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
^ abcStarr, Forest; Starr, Kim & Loope, Lloyd (January 2003). "Carmona retusa" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
^"Carmona (Carmona retusa)". Advice to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC). Dept of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australia. 2005-09-15. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
March 10, 2023
ehretia, microphylla, synonym, carmona, retusa, also, known, fukien, tree, philippine, tree, species, flowering, plant, borage, family, boraginaceae, flower, fruit, leafscientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudi. Ehretia microphylla synonym Carmona retusa also known as the Fukien tea tree or Philippine tea tree is a species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae 2 1 Ehretia microphyllaFlower fruit and leafScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder BoraginalesFamily BoraginaceaeGenus EhretiaSpecies E microphyllaBinomial nameEhretia microphyllaLam 1 Synonyms 1 Carmona heterophylla Cav Carmona microphylla Lam G DonCarmona retusa Vahl Masam Cordia coromandeliana Retz ex A DC Cordia retusa VahlEhretia buxifolia Roxb Ehretia coromandeliana Retz ex A DC Ehretia dentata Courchet ex Gagnep Ehretia heterophylla Spreng Ehretia monopyrena Gottschling amp HilgerLithothamnus buxioides Zipp ex Span Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Uses 4 ReferencesDescription EditEhretia microphylla is a shrub growing to 4 m height with long straggling slender branches It is deciduous during the dry season Its leaves are usually 10 50 mm long and 5 30 mm wide and may vary in size texture colour and margin It has small white flowers 8 10 mm in diameter with a 4 5 lobed corolla and drupes 4 6 mm in diameter ripening brownish orange 2 3 Distribution and habitat EditThe plant occurs widely in eastern and south eastern Asia from India Indochina southern China and Japan through Malesia including the Australian territory of Christmas Island reaching New Guinea mainland Australia at the Cape York Peninsula and the Solomon Islands It has become an invasive weed in Hawaii where it is a popular ornamental plant and where the seeds are thought to be spread by frugivorous birds 3 On Cape York Peninsula the plant is recorded from semi evergreen vine thickets On Christmas Island it favours dry sites on the terraces and sometimes occurs in rainforest 4 Uses EditThe plant is popular in Penjing in China The leaves are used medicinally in the Philippines to treat cough colic diarrhea and dysentery 3 References Edit a b c Ehretia microphylla Lam Plants of the World Online Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Retrieved 2018 11 07 a b Carmona retusa Vahl Masam Flora of Australia Online Australian Biological Resources Study 1993 Retrieved 2010 12 02 a b c Starr Forest Starr Kim amp Loope Lloyd January 2003 Carmona retusa PDF United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2010 12 02 Carmona Carmona retusa Advice to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee TSSC Dept of the Environment Water Heritage and the Arts Australia 2005 09 15 Retrieved 2010 12 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ehretia microphylla amp oldid 1139845776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
