Ehretia

Ehretia
Ehretia acuminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Ehretioideae
Genus: Ehretia
P.Browne
Type species
Ehretia tinifolia
L.
Species

See text

Synonyms

Gaza Terán & Berland.
Traxilum Raf.[1]

Ehretia is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It contains about 50 species.[2] The generic name honors German botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770).[3]

Selected species

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Taxonomy references

References

  1. "Genus: Ehretia P. Browne". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-02. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. "2. Ehretia". Flora of China. 16: 333. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  3. Bennett, Masha (2003). Pulmonarias and the Borage Family. Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-589-0.
  4. "GRIN Species Records of Ehretia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
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